Assessing long-term student performance in programming subjects

Authors:
Masoud Naghedolfeizi;Singli Garcia;Nabil Yousif;Ramana M. Gosukonda
Affiliations:
Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA;Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA;Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA;Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2008

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the performance of students in Computer Science (CS) and Computer Information Systems (CIS) in the programming subjects (Principles of Programming I & II and Data Structures) of an in-house exit exam given in years 2003--2006. The student performance was measured in seventeen different categories of computer programming. The data for each category was collected based on student responses to questions related to that particular category. The data was analyzed with respect to whether a student was majoring in CS or CIS, and with respect to whether a student was a male or female. The analysis of data showed that students majoring in CS generally performed better than CIS students in most categories of computer programming. Additionally, both male and female students performed approximately at the same level. The results of the assessment analysis will be used to identify the problem areas and make necessary adjustments to both curriculum and teaching strategies in order to improve and enhance the long-term knowledge retention of students in computer programming subjects.