Title
AP CS A exploration of a change from GridWorld to labs
Abstract
The AP CS A program is exploring the possibility of moving from the utilization of the GridWorld case study to the inclusion of several in-class laboratory exercises, beginning in 2014-2015 or later. The Development Committee believes labs may achieve many benefits of the past case studies, but a lab format will allow teachers more flexibility in teaching and a more agile development cycle for new materials. This Special Session will review the motivations, experiences, limitations, and constraints of case studies, motivations for the use of in-class laboratory exercises, and some components of three laboratory exercises that currently are under development by the AP CS A program.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2445196.2445310
SIGCSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
new material,development committee,ap cs,past case study,in-class laboratory,lab format,agile development cycle,gridworld case study,special session,case study,active learning
Active learning,Computer science,Agile software development,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
7
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Renee L. Ciezki100.68
Lien Diaz2187.87
Robert Glen Martin301.35
Henry M. Walker417964.67