Sheard et al. [10] describe the development of a classification
scheme that can be used to investigate the characteristics
of introductory programming examinations. Their work is
part of a bigger project whose aims include investigating
the pedagogical intentions of the educators who compile the
previously mentioned examinations.
Simon et al. [11] explore questions such as “Is there
consensus on what students should learn in CS2?”, based on
an analysis of final exams.
Elliott Tew and Guzdial [12] raise the question of whether
the poor results obtained by students in the exams are the
product of failures of student comprehension or the academics’
inability to accurately measure the students’ performance.
Our work is similar to those described above, but in the
field of I/O within computer architecture.