What are the research challenges and questions for people working in the computing education field. These slides provide an overview of findings discussed in more detail in the Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research. A video version of these slides is also available at https://youtu.be/s8am_-lmaNc.

1. Assessment
and PlagiarismAn Overview of the Book Chapter by
Thomas Lancaster, Anthony Robins and Sally Fincher
Part of the Cambridge Handbook of
Computing Education Research
Thomas Lancaster
http://thomaslancaster.co.uk

2. Assessment
and PlagiarismAn Overview of the Book Chapter by
Thomas Lancaster, Anthony Robins and Sally Fincher
Part of the Cambridge Handbook of
Computing Education Research
Thomas Lancaster
http://thomaslancaster.co.uk

3. SIGCSE 2020: A Vision for the Next 50 Years.
March 11 - March 14 2020, Portland, Oregon, USA
A shorter version of
this presentation
appeared at SIGCSE
2020

4. “Since 2013, 56% of papers relating to plagiarism
refer also to assessment, compared with 18% of
papers on assessment referring to plagiarism”
Assessment and
plagiarism are not
usually linked
https://thomaslancaster.co.uk/blog/plagiarism-and-assessment

5. Rowntree, D. (1977). Assessing Students: How
shall we know them, London: Harper & Row.
“The spirit and style of
student assessment
defines the de facto
curriculum”

6. The Purpose of Assessment
Assessment
(General)
Computing
Assessment
How are students
progressing with their
learning?
How much have students
achieved?
Can students program?

7. Practical Questions to Consider to Improve
Computing Assessment
(based on research)
How can we effectively use quizzes to improve student learning
these can include well-designed multiple choice questions
What options are there to assess concepts rather than assess syntax?
Can assessment be gamified to increase student engagement?

8. Plagiarism - Risks
Risk
Students find programming and associated ideas
challenging
There are many reasons for plagiarism and
collusion
Source code fragments and full answers are
readily available on the Web

9. Plagiarism - Risks and Challenges
Risk
Students find programming and associated ideas
challenging
There are many reasons for plagiarism and
collusion
Source code fragments and full answers are
readily available on the Web
Challenge
Software reuse is a skill required by
industry

10. Academic Misconduct Beyond Plagiarism
contract cheating
can we
verify who
is doing the
work?

11. Wider Problems To Explore
There is no widely agreed theory on how to conduct
assessment within Computing
Computing assessment types, particularly those used for
introductory programming, are susceptible to plagiarism and
contract cheating

12. Many opportunities
exist for continued
work on assessment
and plagiarism

13. Discover more in…
Assessment and
Plagiarism
Thomas Lancaster, Anthony
Robins and Sally Fincher
Cambridge Handbook of
Computing Education Research