Troubleshooting assessment: An authentic problem solving activity for it education

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 903-907

  Webb, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Computational thinking; Computer programming; Game design; Problem solving; STEM education; Technology based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951896618     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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