Integrating technology into computer science examinations

Mason, David V.; Woit, Denise M.

doi:10.1145/273133.273179

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“…Bowles used drills and programming quizzes to test programming skills [4]. More recently though, online examinations have been used in both closed and open environments [5,7,8,12]. We often evaluate student progress in courses using tests or drills [2,1,3,9,10].…”

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Ironcode

Bailey

2005

Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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To become proficient programmers, novices must develop the skills of writing, reading, debugging, and testing code. We believe that learning to write short pieces of code correctly the first time helps strengthen all of these skills. In this paper, we describe a type of exercise, called IRONCODE, that helps develop the code-once skill. We describe the exercise, the programming environment, its implementation, and our experiences using IRONCODE in a second semester programming class.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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Ironcode

Bailey

2005

Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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“…Some lab finals at other schools are administered in a "clean" environment, where student access to the outside world is cut off and students are given special logins [2,3]. Our environment does not allow us to do this; however, we believe that we manage to achieve sufficient security in our procedures.…”

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Testing skills and knowledge

Elaine

GoodwinMary

2002

SIGCSE Bull.

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Testing students' programming skills remains a challenge for courses that teach beginning programming. This paper describes the introduction of a laboratory final examination into a CSI course. We present our approach to a lab final and present initial evidence indicating the effectiveness of the lab final. We also describe the problems encountered and solutions to those problems, which may benefit others interested in instituting a similar exam.

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“…Recent studies have looked at the utility and integrity o f on-line examination programs [1,14]. One study showed that on-line tests helped elevate students' achievement standards and reduced the incidence o f cheating [18]. While these studies were not specifically designed for D.E.…”

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Accreditation and student assessment in distance education

Kaczmarczyk

2001

Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

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Distance Education (D.E.) is changing fundamental debates about academic integrity and rigor. The role of teaching and learning is being discussed with respect to both accreditation and student assessment. Evidence suggests that popular methods of student assessment in D.E. differ little from traditional methods. Studies of cheating in D.E. show that perceptions do not match reality. Accrediting agencies are grappling with an inherent educational paradigm shift. Beliefs about professional autonomy and academic freedom may be affected. Computer Scientists are in a unique position to understand the implications of this technology-driven debate. We need to educate ourselves about these issues and make our voices heard.

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Integrating technology into computer science examinations

Cited by 30 publications

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