AI-Driven Grading and Moderation for Collaborative Projects in Computer Science Education
To address the challenge of fairly, objectively, and scalably assessing individual contributions in collaborative programming projects within computer science education, this paper proposes an AI-assisted semi-automated grading framework. Methodologically, it integrates heterogeneous behavioral signals—including Git repository activities (commits, code modifications, code reviews), GitHub communication logs (issue comments, pull request interactions), and temporal collaboration patterns—leveraging natural language processing and supervised learning to construct an interpretable, multi-source model for quantifying individual contributions. The key innovation lies in the first unified modeling of code evolution, socio-technical interactions, and temporal dynamics, augmented with pedagogically transparent attribution mechanisms. Evaluated in an upper-level undergraduate course, the system achieves a correlation of 0.92 (p < 0.01) with instructor assessments, increases student satisfaction by 27%, and reduces instructor grading time by 68%.