TY - GEN
T1 - Analyzing relationships between closed labs and course activities in CS1
AU - Soh, Leen Kiat
AU - Samal, Ashok
AU - Person, Suzette
AU - Nugent, Gwen
AU - Lang, Jeff
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - 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 how students' performance in closed laboratories relates to their performances on a placement exam, homework assignments, course exams, and how it relates to their self-reported attitudes towards our CS1 course. This analysis provides insights to help us improve the design of our laboratories as well as other components of CS1.
AB - 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 how students' performance in closed laboratories relates to their performances on a placement exam, homework assignments, course exams, and how it relates to their self-reported attitudes towards our CS1 course. This analysis provides insights to help us improve the design of our laboratories as well as other components of CS1.
KW - Closed Laboratories
KW - Instructional Design
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U2 - 10.1145/1067445.1067497
DO - 10.1145/1067445.1067497
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:29844440448
SN - 1595930248
SN - 9781595930248
T3 - Proceedings of the 10th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
SP - 183
EP - 187
BT - ITiCSE 2005
T2 - ITiCSE 2005: 10th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Y2 - 27 June 2005 through 29 June 2005
ER -