A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education

Hieke Keuning; Johan Jeuring; Bastiaan Heeren

doi:10.1145/3587102.3588777

A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education

Hieke Keuning, Johan Jeuring, Bastiaan Heeren

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Abstract

While functionality and correctness of code has traditionally been the main focus of computing educators, quality aspects of code are getting increasingly more attention. High-quality code contributes to the maintainability of software systems, and should therefore be a central aspect of computing education. We have conducted a systematic mapping study to give a broad overview of the research conducted in the field of code quality in an educational context. The study investigates paper characteristics, topics, research methods, and the targeted programming languages. We found 195 publications (1976-2022) on the topic in multiple databases, which we systematically coded to answer the research questions. This paper reports on the results and identifies developments, trends, and new opportunities for research in the field of code quality in computing education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITiCSE 2023
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	5-11
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-4007-0138-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3587102.3588777
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2023
Event	28th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - Turku, Finland Duration: 8 Jul 2023 → 12 Jul 2023 Conference number: 28

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Series	Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
Volume	1
ISSN	1942-647X

Conference

Conference	28th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Abbreviated title	ITiCSE 2023
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Turku
Period	8/07/23 → 12/07/23

Keywords

code quality
code smells
programming education
refactoring
software engineering education
systematic mapping study

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Keuning, H, Jeuring, J & Heeren, B 2023, A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education. in ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, vol. 1, pp. 5-11, 28th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Turku, Finland, 8/07/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3587102.3588777

A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education. / Keuning, Hieke; Jeuring, Johan; Heeren, Bastiaan.
ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, 2023. p. 5-11 (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, Vol. 1).

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Keuning H, Jeuring J, Heeren B. A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education. In ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery. 2023. p. 5-11. (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, Vol. 1). doi: 10.1145/3587102.3588777

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