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Peer reviewedThorburn, Gareth; Rowe, Glenn – Computers & Education, 1997
Unlike most program assessment systems, Program Assessment using Specified Solutions (PASS), evaluates student C programs by assessing the way a problem was solved by performing a comparison of the submitted program with a solution plan. This article describes PASS, its use of instructor specified solution plans, assessment and feedback systems,…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Evaluation
Travis, Betty – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1991
Presents a description and evaluation of a microcomputer-based system designed to diagnose errors in basic algorithmic procedures made by students in a college remedial mathematics class. The paper-and-pencil diagnostic test is described, and results of pretests and posttests for the computer group and control group are discussed. (five…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests
