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Implementing Cs1 With Embedded Instructional Research Design In Laboratories, Jeff Lang, Gwen C. Nugent, Ashok Samal, Leen-Kiat Soh

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

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 department-wide effort not only to improve student learning in computer science and computer engineering (CE) but also to improve the agility …