CS 500

Fall 2024 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 26-Dec 11

Current Topics in Computing Education Research

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Credit: 4 hours.

Current research topics and theories in Computers and Education with an emphasis on learning theories such as constructivism, behaviorism, cognitivism, knowledge-in-pieces, test-potentiated learning, and transfer of learning. These theories will be applied to understanding how students learn computing topics such as programming and theoretical computing. These topics will be applied through the design of ethically responsible educational research studies. The course will culminate in students writing a research proposal or conference-style research paper based upon pilot data.

4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated if topics vary. Credit towards a degree from multiple offerings of this course is not given if those offerings have significant overlap, as determined by the CS department.

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CS 500 class schedule data for fall 2024
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	75409	Lecture-Discussion	ECS	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Herman, G Silva, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: In this project-based learning course, students will work in teams to develop an HTML element that can be used by an instructor to develop a suite of new questions for the PrairieLearn platform (e.g., freehand sketch grading tool, randomizable circuit generator). To complete these projects, students will learn about principles for the design of effective online assessments and learning activities. They will also learn about user-centered design techniques and apply principles from software engineering and human-computer interactions. Students will conduct a user-experience study and potentially incorporate their tool into an actual course or publish about their tool in relevant education conferences. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.