• Learn how to assess student learning
• Learn how to create effective assessment

Required Readings

• Ormrod, J. E. (2011). Assessment Strategies
• Nørmark, K., Thomsen, L. L., and Torp, K. (2008) Mini Project Programming Exams. In J. Bennedsen et al. (Eds.): Teaching of Programming (pp. 228–242). Springer
• Bloom's Taxonomy

• Pick a topic (loops, recursion, etc) you would like to teach in a high school CS course. Create a homework assignment for students to assess their understanding of that topic. What rubric will you use to assess whether students understood the topic?

Note from JTK: See Carl Weiman slide for an example of Java language assessment.