This program is tentative and subject to change.

In modern computing education, constructing fair and data-driven mechanisms to assess teamwork and collaboration skills in student teams remains a persistent pedagogical challenge. Instructors struggle to balance the subjective nature of peer evaluations with the need for actionable feedback that aligns with professional dispositions. Existing CS education research provides useful insights through qualitative surveys and peer evaluations. However, quantitative frameworks can help capture dynamic team interactions and deliver timely, calibrated feedback on collaboration. We present a data-driven, iterative intervention workflow that uses quantitative metrics to identify group-level weaknesses and guide simple, weekly course team-led meetings targeting effective communication, and team cohesion. Sequential Peer Assessment (SPA) was conducted through an open-source platform TEAMMATES at the semester midpoint to identify key areas that needed work and again six weeks later to measure shifts in defined team performance metrics. Our analysis revealed a 22% increment in average peer ratings of the class, along with improvement in team cohesion and perception gaps among the students. This implied that more students were now working collaboratively in their teams. This repeatable, scalable process aligns directly with ABET student outcomes and competency-based education goals, improving professional dispositions and promoting equitable teamwork in computing courses.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Thu 19 Feb

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10:40 - 12:00
Assessing Collaboration: Tools, Practices, and Student DynamicsPapers at Meeting Room 103-104
10:40
20m
Talk
A Pedagogy for Assessing Individual Contributions to Team-Based Software Projects
Papers
Yolanda Reimer University of Montana, Chris Hundhausen Oregon State University, USA, Ananth Jillepalli Washington State University, Olusola Adesope Washington State University
11:00
20m
Talk
Competing or Collaborating? The Role of Hackathon Formats in Shaping Team Dynamics and Project Choices
Papers
Sadia Nasrin Tisha pc, Md Nazmus Sakib University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Sanorita Dey University of Maryland, Baltimore County
11:20
20m
Talk
From Data to Action: Empowering Students to Assess and Improve Teamwork with Cross-Tool Log Data
Papers
Yifan Song University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Ritika Vithani University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Wenxuan Wendy Shi University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Brian Bailey University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
11:40
20m
Talk
Improving Professional Dispositions in Computing Curriculum Using Sequential Peer AssessmentGlobal
Papers
Dhaval K Patel Ahmedabad University, Ayush N. Patel Northeastern University, USA, Raj N. Dave Northwestern University