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Efficiency of Learning from Proof Blocks Versus Writing Proofs
Seth Poulsen, Yael Gertner, Benjamin Cosman +2
Proof Blocks is a software tool that provides students with a scaffolded proof-writing experience, allowing them to drag and drop prewritten proof lines into the correct order inst…
Efficient Feedback and Partial Credit Grading for Proof Blocks Problems
Seth Poulsen, Shubhang Kulkarni, Geoffrey Herman +1
Proof Blocks is a software tool that allows students to practice writing mathematical proofs by dragging and dropping lines instead of writing proofs from scratch. Proof Blocks off…
Proof Blocks: Autogradable Scaffolding Activities for Learning to Write Proofs
Seth Poulsen, Mahesh Viswanathan, Geoffrey L. Herman +1
Proof Blocks is a software tool which enables students to write proofs by dragging and dropping prewritten proof lines into the correct order. These proofs can be graded completely…
Experiences and Lessons Learned Creating and Validating Concept Inventories for Cybersecurity
Alan T. Sherman, Geoffrey L. Herman, Linda Oliva +5
We reflect on our ongoing journey in the educational Cybersecurity Assessment Tools (CATS) Project to create two concept inventories for cybersecurity. We identify key steps in thi…
Investigating Crowdsourcing to Generate Distractors for Multiple-Choice Assessments
Travis Scheponik, Enis Golaszewski, Geoffrey Herman +4
We present and analyze results from a pilot study that explores how crowdsourcing can be used in the process of generating distractors (incorrect answer choices) in multiple-choice…
The CATS Hackathon: Creating and Refining Test Items for Cybersecurity Concept Inventories
Alan T. Sherman, Linda Oliva, Enis Golaszewski +12
For two days in February 2018, 17 cybersecurity educators and professionals from government and industry met in a "hackathon" to refine existing draft multiple-choice test items, a…
Creating a Cybersecurity Concept Inventory: A Status Report on the CATS Project
Alan T. Sherman, Linda Oliva, David DeLatte +7
We report on the status of our Cybersecurity Assessment Tools (CATS) project that is creating and validating a concept inventory for cybersecurity, which assesses the quality of in…