Spring 2025
COMPSCI 294 244 - LEC 244
Special Topics
STAR Assessments for Proficiency-Based Learning
Armando Fox, Dan Garcia, Narges Norouzi
Class #:17456
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
5
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 5
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1 to 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 2 to 11 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
TUE, MAY 13TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Soda 606
Other classes by Armando Fox
Other classes by Dan Garcia
Other classes by Narges Norouzi
Course Catalog Description
Topics will vary from semester to semester. See Computer Science Division announcements.
Class Description
In this special topics course, small teams (2-3) of graduate and undergraduate students will use PrairieLearn to develop and rigorously evaluate rich, machine-gradable assessments that would address learning goals that might arise in typical EECS courses.
The assessments will promote mastery learning (aka proficiency learning) by following the acronym STAR: Specific to a particular competency, Tagged to specific learning outcomes, Autogradable, and Randomized so that many variants can be auto-generated on demand.
In addition to developing assessments, student teams will evaluate them by using the methods of HCI and education research to run either informal or formal pilot studies. We will encourage students to make any resulting artifacts available as open educational resources.
Class Notes
* Time conflicts are NOT allowed - mandatory attendance.
* Anyone can apply but strict priority will be given to EECS grad students.
* Students must apply to receive a permission code for enrollment by completing this form: https://forms.gle/euLPB7BarTk14cMB6
* Anyone can apply but strict priority will be given to EECS grad students.
* Students must apply to receive a permission code for enrollment by completing this form: https://forms.gle/euLPB7BarTk14cMB6
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Students not in the Master of Engineering Program
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None