Classroom-based assessment in an object-oriented programming course
Anne M. Cable · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2001
We discuss the use of Primary Trait Analysis (PTA) [4] as an assessment tool in the computer science curriculum. In the Fall 2000 semester, we used this methodology to assess student learning in a junior-level object-oriented programming class. We give an assessment plan that evolved from the PTA developed for that course. The assessment plan includes a list of the primary traits of a successful student along with a scoring rubric for each trait. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the methodology.