Shuchi Grover – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:45:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Formative assessment in the computer science classroom https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/23/formative-assessment-in-the-computer-science-classroom/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:45:31 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=64721 In computing education research, considerable focus has been put on the design of teaching materials and learning resources, and investigating how young people learn computing concepts. But there has been less focus on assessment, particularly assessment for learning, which is called formative assessment. As classroom teachers are engaged in assessment activities all the time, it’s…

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]]> “Tinkering is an equity issue” | Hello World #14 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/29/tinkering-is-an-equity-issue-hello-world-14/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:17:37 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63822 In the brand-new issue of Hello World magazine, Shuchi Grover tells us about the limits of constructionism, the value of formative assessment, and why programming can be a source of both joy and angst. How much open-ended exploration should there be in computing lessons? This is a question at the heart of computer science education…

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