TY - JOUR
T1 - A framework for CS1 closed laboratories
AU - Soh, Leen Kiat
AU - Samal, Ashok
AU - Nugent, Gwen
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses, as they facilitate structured problem-solving and cooperation. However, most closed laboratories have been designed and implemented without embedded instructional research components for constant evaluation of the laboratories' effectiveness. As a result, it is not convenient to maintain and improve the laboratories over time so that they adapt to changing CS topics, curricula, and student needs. This article reports on an integrated framework for designing, implementing, and maintaining laboratories with embedded instructional research design. Although the activities reported here are part of our department-wide effort to cover CS0, CS1, and CS2, we focus here on the design and implementation of the labs for CS1.
AB - Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses, as they facilitate structured problem-solving and cooperation. However, most closed laboratories have been designed and implemented without embedded instructional research components for constant evaluation of the laboratories' effectiveness. As a result, it is not convenient to maintain and improve the laboratories over time so that they adapt to changing CS topics, curricula, and student needs. This article reports on an integrated framework for designing, implementing, and maintaining laboratories with embedded instructional research design. Although the activities reported here are part of our department-wide effort to cover CS0, CS1, and CS2, we focus here on the design and implementation of the labs for CS1.
KW - Closed laboratories
KW - Cooperative learning
KW - Instructional design
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U2 - 10.1145/1186639.1186641
DO - 10.1145/1186639.1186641
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847312800
SN - 1531-4278
VL - 5
JO - ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing
JF - ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing
IS - 4
M1 - 1186641
ER -