A proposal to evaluate the effectiveness of closed laboratories in the computer science curriculum

Authors:
Renée McCauley;Walter Pharr;George Pothering;Christopher Starr
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC;Computer Science Department, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC;Computer Science Department, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC;Computer Science Department, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2004

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Abstract

This paper proposes an experimental study to compare the effectiveness of a closed laboratory co-requisite for CS1 when the laboratory corequisite is taught by the same instructor as the lecture and when it is not. The published research in the area of effectiveness of closed labs is reviewed and the plan for an experimental study is detailed.