Classroom Assessment Tools for Introductory Programming Instruction

这个项目开发教学材料，以支持在课堂教学的介绍性编程。这些材料补充了现有的课程，鼓励学生更多地参与和理解，并与许多教学风格和教学模式兼容。这种方法是专门的各种课堂评估技术（CAT）[安吉洛和十字架1993]用于入门编程课程。 CAT提供了一种机制，让学生向教师提供有关教师教学、课程材料和自己学习的反馈。计算机辅助教学还可以通过让学生参与课堂活动，为他们创造更积极的学习体验。在这个项目中开发的CAT将在华盛顿大学的计算机科学入门课程中进行评估。 这些材料的目标包括：在计算机入门课程中为学生提供积极的学习经验，为教师提供评估学生的方法，了解入门编程概念，并拓宽学生和教师之间的沟通渠道。课堂评估技术和支持技术将被构建以实现这些目标。 该项目的交付成果是：-用于基于C/C++或Java的CS 1/CS2课程的课堂评估工具。- 教师在课堂上如何使用个人评估的初步使用说明。- 为课堂评估提供技术支持的原型工作。这些材料将通过四个季度的课堂使用在华盛顿大学进行评估。 在项目结束时，课堂评估工具将提供给其他教师使用。 分发机制将是在网上公布现有材料，供教员下载。

This project develops instructional materials to support in-class instruction of introductory programming. The materials supplement existing curricula to encourage greater student participation and understanding and are compatible with many teaching styles and modes of instruction. The approach is to specialize various Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) [Angelo and Cross 1993] for use in introductory programming classes. CATs provide a mechanism for students to supply feedback to the instructor about the instructor's teaching, about the course material, and about their own learning. CATs can also be used to create more active learning experiences for students by engaging them in classroom activities. The CATs developed in this project will be evaluated in introductory computer science courses at the University of Washington. The goals for the materials include: to provide active learning experiences for students in introductory computing courses, to provide instructors a means to assess students, understanding of introductory programming concepts, and to widen the communication channel between students and the instructor. Classroom Assessment Techniques and supporting technology will be constructed to accomplish these goals. The deliverables for this project are: - Classroom assessment tools for use in CS1/CS2 courses based on either C/C++ or Java. - Preliminary usage notes for instructors on how to use individual assessments in class. - Prototype work on technological support for classroom assessments. The materials will be evaluated through four quarters of classroom use at UW. At the end of the project, the classroom assessment tools will be made available for other instructors to use. The distribution mechanism will be to publish the materials available on the web for instructors to download them.