Criteria for writing exams which reflect the K12 CS foundations study material

Haim Averbuch, Tamar Benaya, Ela Zur

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Abstract

All high school students in the Israeli high school system are required to take matriculation exams in the main subjects studied in high school. The matriculation exams are similar to the American AP exams in that they are external nationwide exams. The high school teachers are required to prepare the high school students for the matriculation exams. This is done by using internal exams which should reflect the matriculation exams. The first part of the Israeli Computer Science high school curriculum includes the courses Foundations of Computer Science 1 and 2. In this paper we describe the structure and content of the matriculation exam of Foundations of Computer Science 1 and 2. We define several criteria for constructing the internal exams. In addition, we discuss the following issues: What qualities contribute to an effective exam? How well the internal exams reflect the matriculation exams? How teachers can prepare better exams?

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformatics in Schools
Subtitle of host publicationContributing to 21st Century Education - 5th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2011, Proceedings
Pages225-235
Number of pages11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event5th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2011 - Bratislava, Slovakia
Duration: 26 Oct 201129 Oct 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7013 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2011
Country/TerritorySlovakia
CityBratislava
Period26/10/1129/10/11

Keywords

  • Assessment
  • Computer Science Education
  • K-12

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