Programming is widespread in multiple domains and is being integrated into various
discipline-specific university courses where, like students in a typical introductory computing …

Background and context. Concept inventories (CIs) are a widely used tool in STEM
education that can help instructors identify specific misconceptions students hold about key …

Validated instruments of knowledge are important for creating an accepted and shared
measurement for the most important part of education–student learning. The Force Concept …

Background and Context. There is a constant, demonstrated need for valid and reliable
assessments in computing education research. While there exist assessments at a course …

A concept inventory (CI) is a standardized assessment tool designed to evaluate a student's
understanding of the fundamental concepts of a topic. To create a CI, it is necessary to …

This complete research paper examines the use of a programming concept inventory
assessment in a first-year engineering course. At The Ohio State University, the first-year …