Rethinking the Roles of Assessment in [Computer Science] Education

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In this episode I unpack Scott’s (2012) publication titled “Rethinking the roles of assessment in music education,” which summarizes three roles of assessment (assessment of learning, assessment for learning, and assessment as learning) that I discuss in relation to computer science education.

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00:00 Intro

00:31 Abstract

01:00 My single sentence summary

01:31 What are the three assessment types?

03:42 Comparing the three assessment types

08:02 Example questions for each assessment type

08:51 Assessment of learning (summative assessment)

11:02 Assessment for learning (formative assessment)

17:42 Assessment as learning (ipsative assessment)

20:23 Gathering information

21:50 Lingering questions and thoughts

21:54 What types of assessment do you tend to prefer for yourself?

23:05 What’s missing from your assessments?

24:16 Outro