La evaluación formativa como factor decisivo en el aprendizaje online. Intervención en una asignatura inicial de programación - [Formative assessment as a key factor in online learning. Intervention in a CS1 course]

- One key factor in online learning is an instructional design that guarantees that the student body maintains an adequate and constant learning rhythm throughout the course. This is especially relevant when fundamentally practical and progressive learning is required, as is the case with initial programming subjects. This article describes an intervention carried out in a subject in the first year of the Computer Engineering degree called “Fundamentals of programming”. The teaching of programming poses many challenges related to the introduction of abstract concepts, the realization of practical exercises and the rhythm of the proposed learning activities, so that students can adequately follow the subject. Based on an analysis of the academic results of the students, it was decided to carry out an intervention to change the pace of student learning and the return received, thus allowing more students to continue with the proposed activity model and pass the course satisfactorily.