Experiences of Assessment in Data and Security Courses using Personal Response Systems

English, R. and Maguire, J. (2020) Experiences of Assessment in Data and Security Courses using Personal Response Systems. In: 9th International Conference on Educational and Information Technology (ICEIT), Oxford, United Kingdom, 11-13 Feb 2020, pp. 38-43. ISBN 9781450375085 (doi: 10.1145/3383923.3383963)

Abstract

This paper details an experience report of two interventions which explored the use of a audience response system in summative assessment in two different ways within a con- version Masters degree programme. One course explored stu- dents understanding of topics and self-assessment of ability through small multiple-choice quizzes. The other course was based around cyber security and used the audience response system to ensure engagement with the pre-class reading material. Both interventions were designed in an attempt to encourage students to engage more effectively with the material. This paper aims to identify and contrast the ways in which the audience response system was used in assess- ment in higher education computing science with a view to suggesting key considerations for implementing such an intervention.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Maguire, Dr Joseph and English, Dr Rosanne
• Authors: English, R., and Maguire, J.
• Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education; L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Research Group: Centre of Computing Science Education (CCSE)
• ISBN: 9781450375085
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Copyright held by the owner/author(s)
• First Published: First published in ICEIT 2020: Proceedings of the 2020 9th International Conference on Educational and Information Technology
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