How to Review Code Using Codio’s Code Playback Tool

Understand Student Thought Processes

Playback student code as it was written

Codio’s Code Playback enables instructors to understand their students’ thought processes by replaying student code creation as it was written from beginning to end. See students’ implementation of learned concepts, review student input across multiple files, visualize and identify pastes, determine areas where students encounter difficulties, grade students’ effort, and highlight potential cases of plagiarism.

See Pasted Code

Playback code and pastes across multiple files

Codio's Code Playback functionality supports multiple files, illustrating how students navigate between various files during programming. Code Playback also reveals pasted code. By clicking on a marked paste, it becomes visible on the timeline highlighted in green and appears within the context of the code file in the upper pane. Navigate the timeline by either playing the player, dragging the timeline itself, or utilizing the zoom buttons.

Detect and Address Plagiarism

Highlighting Potential Cases of Plagiarism

Codio’s Code Playback is an essential tool in maintaining academic integrity. It captures every instance of code being copied and pasted into the IDE, highlighting these actions for instructors to review. When a large section of code suddenly appears in a student’s work, the tool highlights it in green, making it easy to detect plagiarism. This visibility helps curb harmful practices by allowing instructors to address issues as they arise, ensuring that students produce original work.

Evaluate Student Effort and Debugging Practices

Grading Students’ Effort

With Code Playback, instructors can trace each student’s journey through an assignment, providing a clear view of the effort involved. This feature allows you to see beyond the final submission, offering insights into how much time and thought students put into their work. By reviewing the green highlights for code creation and red highlights with strikethroughs for deletions, you can assess whether students are engaging in thoughtful debugging or resorting to trial and error. This transparency enables you to grade based on effort, much like awarding partial credit on an exam.

Easily Access and Review Code Histories

Integrated into Codio’s IDE

Code Playback is seamlessly integrated into Codio’s cloud-based IDE, making it easy for instructors to access and use. With just a few clicks, you can open the history of any student’s code file, view their process across multiple files, and even collaborate on projects and assignments. Whether you’re focused on teaching, grading, or detecting plagiarism, Code Playback provides the insights you need to support your students’ success.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about Codio’s Code Playback

What is Code Playback? Code Playback is a feature in Codio that allows instructors to replay a student’s coding process, keystroke by keystroke, exactly as it was written. This includes tracking changes across multiple files and visualizing pasted code.

Can Codio see if you copy and paste? Yes, Codio’s Code Playback feature can detect when code is pasted into a file. Pasted sections are highlighted on the timeline, making it easy for instructors to identify and review these actions.

How do I open the terminal in Codio? To open the terminal in Codio, simply navigate to the project you're working on, and you can open the terminal directly from the Codio IDE interface. This allows you to execute commands, compile code, and interact with your project environment.

How else can I track success in Codio? In addition to Code Playback, Codio offers powerful analytics tools that allow you to track student performance across assignments, modules, and entire courses. This helps you identify trends, spot struggling students, and measure the effectiveness of your teaching materials.

How can I help students improve their thought process? Codio’s Coach AI feature is designed to support students in developing stronger coding and problem-solving skills. By providing real-time hints, feedback, and guidance, Coach helps students learn from their mistakes and improve their thought process as they code.

This is my first time teaching this specific course. How can Codio help me? If you’re new to teaching a particular course, Codio can be an invaluable resource. With our extensive courseware library and AI-generated assignments, you can easily create and customize course materials. Additionally, Code Playback and the Coach feature help you monitor student progress and provide support, even if you’re unfamiliar with the specific content.

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