Communications of the ACM
Computing curricula 1991: Report of the ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Curriculum Task Force
Computing curricula 1991: Report of the ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Curriculum Task Force
CSI closed lab vs. open lab experiment
SIGCSE '94 Proceedings of the twenty-fifth SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
A software development process laboratory for CS1 and CS2
SIGCSE '94 Proceedings of the twenty-fifth SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
A goal-oriented approach to laboratory development and implementation
SIGCSE '95 Proceedings of the twenty-sixth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
A cognitive-based approach to introductory computer science courses: lesson learned
SIGCSE '95 Proceedings of the twenty-sixth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Guidelines for collaborative learning in computer science
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
Explorations: structured labs for first-time programmers
Proceedings of the thirty-second SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer Science Education
Group dynamics and collaborative group performance
SIGCSE '03 Proceedings of the 34th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
The effect of closed labs in computer science I: an assessment
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
A proposal to evaluate the effectiveness of closed laboratories in the computer science curriculum
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Cooperative learning in an undergraduate computer science curriculum
FIE '95 Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, on 1995. Proceedings., 1995 - Volume 02
Incorporating an intelligent tutoring system into CS1
Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
A case study in efficient microcontroller education
ACM SIGBED Review - Special issue: The first workshop on embedded system education (WESE)
Implementing the jigsaw model in CS1 closed labs
Proceedings of the 11th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
A framework for CS1 closed laboratories
Journal on Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC)
ITiCSE 2010 working group report motivating our top students
Proceedings of the 2010 ITiCSE working group reports
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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 an integrated approach to designing and implementing laboratories with embedded instructional research design. The activities reported here are part of our department-wide effort to not only improve student learning in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, but also to improve the agility of our Computer Science and Engineering Department in adapting our curriculum to changing technologies, incorporate research, and validate the instructional strategies used. This paper presents the design and implementation of the labs and the results and analysis of student performance. Also described in this paper is how we have employed cooperative learning in our labs and how it impacts student learning.