1. November 8, 2003 Assessment of Active Learning with Upper Division Computer Science Students Brenda Timmerman Robert Lingard California State University, Northridge 33 rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

2. November 8, 20032 Overview Active Learning Techniques Assessment of Active Learning Alumni Survey Survey Results Summary and Conclusions

3. November 8, 20033 Active Learning Techniques Activities other than passive listening Short writing exercises minute papers, entrance and exit summaries Frequent Class discussions Cooperative Learning Sharing information in groups or pairs Group projects – simple and complex

4. November 8, 20034 Assessment of Active Learning Exit surveys, minute papers, and one sentence summaries Clear, simple questions Observation Classroom and exam results Assessment Survey of Alumni Success of graduates with and without active learning experience

5. November 8, 20035 Alumni Survey Who were surveyed All Computer Science Graduates from the last five years, 416 students What was asked Questions about the respondents, gender, country of origin, etc Extent of their experience with active learning Usefulness of classes on the job Value of active learning techniques on the job

6. November 8, 20036 Course Usefulness

7. November 8, 20037 Ratings of Learning Styles

8. November 8, 20038 Value of Active Learning Techniques

9. November 8, 20039 US Born vs. Non US Born Ratings

10. November 8, 200310 Male vs. Female Ratings

11. November 8, 200311 Non US Male vs. Non US Female Ratings

12. November 8, 200312 Importance of Group Projects

13. November 8, 200313 Summary and Conclusions Encouraging results Student seem to feel that Active Learning is beneficial Improved communication skills Observed by instructors and claimed by students Women and students not born in the US rated active learning most valuable