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Algorithmics is a problem solving activity. Examination questions must reflect this nature of the domain. They must lead to open answers, but the specific criteria used in grading these answers must be clearly understood by the students. In this paper, we explain which criteria we use in the context of a course on algorithmics given to first year students in Informatics and in Engineering. Our experience shows that the teaching of very important topics in Computing Science can never be automated.
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The problem of examination questions in algorithmics
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