Using facet-based assessment to understand and introductory programming students' knowledge

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Postner, Lori ^a   Turns, Jennifer ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Classroom assessment technique; Introductory computer science; Students' knowledge

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; FACET BASED ASSESSMENT; INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0036954095     PISSN: 01905848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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