On assessing ethics learning
Zug M.; Chen T.-Y.
2020
SIGCSE 2020 - Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
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10.1145/3328778.3372647
As departments search for meaningful ways to incorporate material on ethics into the computer science curriculum, effective assessment is critical. Motivated by a framework proposed by the ImpactCS project,we describe simple open-ended questions that could provide insight into learners' progress from awareness through evaluation to responsible behavior. In a study of 22 graduating seniors at a liberal arts college we found more complete answers to our openended questions tended to correlate with students' perception of personal growth in ethical awareness since arriving at college. © 2020 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM.
Assessment; Ethics; Societal impact
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