Title
Closed laboratories with embedded instructional research design for CS1
Abstract
Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses. However, as observed in [1], "Considering the prevalence of closed labs and the fact that they have been in place in CS curricula for more than a decade, there is little published evidence assessing their effectiveness." In this paper we report on an integrated approach to designing and implementing laboratories with embedded instructional research design. The activities reported here are part of our department-wide effort to not only improve student learning in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, but also to improve the agility of our Computer Science and Engineering Department in adapting our curriculum to changing technologies, incorporate research, and validate the instructional strategies used. This paper presents the design and implementation of the labs and the results and analysis of student performance. Also described in this paper is how we have employed cooperative learning in our labs and how it impacts student learning.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1145/1047344.1047448
Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Keywords
DocType
Volume
cooperative learning,instructional design,computational science and engineering
Conference
37
Issue
ISSN
ISBN
1
0097-8418
1-58113-997-7
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.84
5
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Leen-kiat Soh159281.43
A Samal21033213.54
Suzette Person358327.41
Gwen Nugent4417.22
Jeff Lang5243.41