Cooperative learning techniques in CS1: design and experimental evaluation

Authors:
Leland L. Beck;Alexander W. Chizhik;Amy C. McElroy
Affiliations:
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA;San Diego State University, San Diego, CA;San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2005

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Abstract

A set of cooperative learning exercises were designed for use in a Java-based CS1 course. The exercises used specific roles to focus students' attention on key concepts of the Java language, and on key mental processes of programming and problem solving. A controlled experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach. The results show that the cooperative learning experience had a significant positive effect on student performance, and may have been of special benefit to women and minority students.