Abstract
Concept Inventories (CIs) are assessments designed to measure student learning of core concepts. CIs have become well known for their major impact on pedagogical techniques in other sciences, especially physics. Presently, there are no widely used, validated CIs for computer science. However, considerable groundwork has been performed in the form of identifying core concepts, analyzing student misconceptions, and developing CI assessment questions. Although much of the work has been focused on CS1 and a CI has been developed for digital logic, some preliminary work on CIs is underway for other courses. This literature review examines CI work in other STEM disciplines, discusses the preliminary development of CIs in computer science, and outlines related research in computer science education that contributes to CI development.
Repository Citation
Taylor, Cynthia, D. Zingaro, L. Porter, K.C. Webb, C.B. Lee, and M. Clancy. 2014. "Computer Science Concept Inventories: Past and Future." Computer Science Education 24(4): 253-276.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Publication Title
Computer Science Education
Department
Computer Science
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2014.970779
Notes
Special issue: Concept Inventories
Keywords
Concept inventory, Assessment
Document Version
post-print
Language
English
Format
text
