@inproceedings{1525ae6a6bee43dbba006c48a3b9eb5e,
title = "Assessments for Non-CS Major Computing Classes",
abstract = "The realization that computer science (CS) is an integral part of many fields has led to an influx of non-CS major students (henceforth, non-CS majors) in CS courses. There is ample evidence that these students have various interests and learning goals in CS other than writing code. While non-CS majors{\textquoteright} learning goals are diverse, the primary methods of assessment in introductory CS courses are often centered on the evaluation of written code. How can we design assessments that better align with non-CS majors{\textquoteright} learning goals? Since non-CS majors have different learning goals, their assessments may need to be tailored to focus on their specific goals and desired endpoints. Therefore, our main goals for the panel include: 1) articulating non-CS majors{\textquoteright} diverse learning goals beyond code-writing and 2) discussing how to practically align assessments with their learning goals.",
keywords = "Assessment, Learning Goals, Non-CS Majors",
author = "Jinyoung Hur and Parmit Chilana and Kathryn Cunningham and Dan Garcia and Mark Guzdial",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).; 1st ACM Virtual Global Computing Education Conference V. 2, SIGCSE Virtual 2024 ; Conference date: 05-12-2024 Through 08-12-2024",
year = "2024",
month = dec,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1145/3649409.3703620",
language = "English (US)",
series = "SIGCSE Virtual 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Virtual Global Computing Education Conference V. 2",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "289--290",
booktitle = "SIGCSE Virtual 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Virtual Global Computing Education Conference V. 2",
address = "United States",
}