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Learning Loops: A Replication Study Illuminates Impact Of Hs Courses, Briana B. Morrison, Adrienne Decker, Lauren Margulieux
Learning Loops: A Replication Study Illuminates Impact Of Hs Courses, Briana B. Morrison, Adrienne Decker, Lauren Margulieux
Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
A recent study about the effectiveness of subgoal labeling in an introductory computer science programming course both supported previous research and produced some puzzling results. In this study, we replicate the experiment with a different student population to determine if the results are repeatable. We also gave the experimental task to students in a follow-on course to explore if they had indeed mastered the programming concept. We found that the previous puzzling results were repeated. In addition, for the novice programmers, we found a statistically significant difference in performance based on whether the student had previous programming courses in high …
Subgoals, Context, And Worked Examples In Learning Computing Problem Solving, Briana B. Morrison, Lauren Margulieux, Mark Guzdial
Subgoals, Context, And Worked Examples In Learning Computing Problem Solving, Briana B. Morrison, Lauren Margulieux, Mark Guzdial
Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Recent empirical results suggest that the instructional material used to teach computing may actually overload students' cognitive abilities. Better designed materials may enhance learning by reducing unnecessary load. Subgoal labels have been shown to be effective at reducing the cognitive load during problem solving in both mathematics and science. Until now, subgoal labels have been given to students to learn passively. We report on a study to determine if giving learners subgoal labels is more or less effective than asking learners to generate subgoal labels within an introductory CS programming task. The answers are mixed and depend on other features …