Title
Is CS1 better with the same lecture and lab instructor?
Abstract
This paper presents results from a four-semester classroom experiment to assess whether the introductory programming lecture and closed-laboratory courses would be more effective if they were taught by the same or different instructors. Using a common final exam and lab practical as dependent variables, we determined there is no statistically significant effect on learning outcomes by having the same instructor for lecture and lab. Results of a qualitative survey, however, showed a statistically significant difference in student satisfaction for the same-instructor group over the different-instructor group.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1145/1138403.1138433
SIGCSE Bulletin
Keywords
Field
DocType
significant difference,same-instructor group,computer science education research,different-instructor group,introductory programming lecture,lab instructor,cs1,different instructor,dependent variable,four-semester classroom experiment,closed-laboratory course,significant effect,common final exam,instructional design,closed-laboratories,statistical significance
Computer science,Variables,Multimedia,Instructional design
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
38
2
6
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.84
1
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Renée McCauley160.84
Christopher Starr2282.72
Walter Pharr3535.17
RoxAnn Stalvey491.52
George Pothering5313.29