TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing CS1 with embedded instructional research design in laboratories
AU - Lang, Jeff
AU - Nugent, Gwen C.
AU - Samal, Ashok
AU - Soh, Leen Kiat
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received July 26, 2005; revised October 28, 2005. This work is supported in part with funding from National Center for Information Technology in Education. J. Lang and G. C. Nugent are with the National Center for Information Technology in Education (NCITE), University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0230 USA. A. Samal and L.-K. Soh are with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0115 USA. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TE.2005.863435
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses. Unlike open laboratories that tend to be an informal environment provided for students to practice their skills with attendance optional, closed laboratories are structured meeting times that support the lecture component of the course, and attendance is required. This paper reports on an integrated approach to designing, implementing, and assessing laboratories with an embedded instructional research design. The activities reported here are parts of a departmentwide effort not only to improve student learning in computer science and computer engineering (CE) but also to improve the agility of the Computer Science and Engineering Department in adapting the curriculum to changing technologies, incorporate research, and validate the instructional strategies used. This paper presents the design and implementation of the laboratories and the results and analysis of student performance. Also described in this paper is cooperative learning in the laboratories and its impact on student learning.
AB - Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses. Unlike open laboratories that tend to be an informal environment provided for students to practice their skills with attendance optional, closed laboratories are structured meeting times that support the lecture component of the course, and attendance is required. This paper reports on an integrated approach to designing, implementing, and assessing laboratories with an embedded instructional research design. The activities reported here are parts of a departmentwide effort not only to improve student learning in computer science and computer engineering (CE) but also to improve the agility of the Computer Science and Engineering Department in adapting the curriculum to changing technologies, incorporate research, and validate the instructional strategies used. This paper presents the design and implementation of the laboratories and the results and analysis of student performance. Also described in this paper is cooperative learning in the laboratories and its impact on student learning.
KW - Computer science education
KW - Cooperative Learning
KW - Instructional design
KW - Introductory computer science/computer engineering (CS/CE) courses
KW - Laboratories
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U2 - 10.1109/TE.2005.863435
DO - 10.1109/TE.2005.863435
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33144482890
SN - 0018-9359
VL - 49
SP - 157
EP - 165
JO - IEEE Transactions on Education
JF - IEEE Transactions on Education
IS - 1
ER -