2b: Procedural Abstraction

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2b: Procedural Abstraction
Responsibilities for CSCI 2540

Note. Before teaching this course, consult the Response section of the assessment data page for a recent term of this course. Be sure to do what the Response section says should be done.

Assessment of competence
Here, the student is expected to put the ability to use and to demonstrate not only competence in its use but also competence in choosing where to use it. The student's competence is assessed. The setting for student learning CSCI 2540 introduces significantly more involved assignments. But the individual functions or methods must be short, sensible and well-specified. Although some aspects of a solution might be given, students are required to choose many of their own subproblems in some assignments. Rubric Good. In an assignment that requires the student to choose at least 25% of the functions or methods on his or her own, the student implements short, sensible and well-specified functions or methods for at least 90% of the total functions or methods in the solution, and no function or method is too complicated. Satisfactory. In an assignment that requires the student to choose at least 25% of the functions or methods on his or her own, the student implements short, sensible and well-specified functions or methods for at least 80% of the total functions or methods in the solution, and no function or method is excessively complicated. Unsatisfactory. A student's work is unsatisfactory if it does not meet any of the above criteria. Goal At least 70% of students who pass CSCI 2540 are rated either satisfactory or good, and at least 30% are rated good.

Assessment of competence

Here, the student is expected to put the ability to use and to demonstrate not only competence in its use but also competence in choosing where to use it. The student's competence is assessed.

The setting for student learning

CSCI 2540 introduces significantly more involved assignments. But the individual functions or methods must be short, sensible and well-specified. Although some aspects of a solution might be given, students are required to choose many of their own subproblems in some assignments.

Rubric

Good.

In an assignment that requires the student to choose at least 25% of the functions or methods on his or her own, the student implements short, sensible and well-specified functions or methods for at least 90% of the total functions or methods in the solution, and no function or method is too complicated.

Satisfactory.

In an assignment that requires the student to choose at least 25% of the functions or methods on his or her own, the student implements short, sensible and well-specified functions or methods for at least 80% of the total functions or methods in the solution, and no function or method is excessively complicated.

Unsatisfactory. A student's work is unsatisfactory if it does not meet any of the above criteria.

Goal

At least 70% of students who pass CSCI 2540 are rated either satisfactory or good, and at least 30% are rated good.