Work in progress-comparing assessment tools in computer science education: empirical analysis

Author

Azalov, Pavel ; Azaloff, Stephen ; Zlatarova, Fani

Author_Institution

Pennsylvania State Univ., Hazleton, PA, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2004

Abstract

The paper discusses the usage of multiple-choice and open-ended constructed response questions for measuring the performance of undergraduate students in computer science courses. A goal of this research is to investigate if "guessing" plays a significant role in multiple-choice answering. An experiment was constructed in two academic institutions over a two-semester period involving students in four introductory programming classes. The quizzes consisted of pairs of similar questions, where each pair contained a multiple-choice and an open-ended constructed response question of equal difficulty and weight.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; work in progress; academic institution; computer science courses; computer science education; introductory programming classes; multiple-choice answering; multiple-choice constructed response question; open-ended constructed response question; two-semester period; work in progress; Automatic testing; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Logic testing; Materials testing; Mathematics; Performance analysis; Problem-solving; Programming profession;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8552-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2004.1408615

Filename

1408615