Using SimCPU in cooperative learning laboratories

Janet Mei Chuen Lin; Cheng-Chih Wu; Hsi Jen Liu

doi:10.2190/XTVU-L25N-6N6E-E6RG

Using SimCPU in cooperative learning laboratories

Janet Mei Chuen Lin, Cheng-Chih Wu, Hsi Jen Liu

Graduate Institute of Information and Computer Education

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This article reports the research findings of an experimental design in which cooperative learning strategies were applied to closed-lab instruction of computing concepts. SimCPU, a software package specially designed for closed-lab usage, was used by 171 high-school students of four classes. In contrast to the students in the control group who operated SimCPU individually, students in the experimental group formed threesome teams to learn the CPU-related concepts by operating SimCPU cooperatively. The results showed that collaboration did enhance learning and that blending cooperative learning with closed-lab instruction in computer science was viable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	259-277
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Educational Computing Research
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2190/XTVU-L25N-6N6E-E6RG
Publication status	Published - 1999 Jan 1

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Lin, J. M. C., Wu, C-C., & Liu, H. J. (1999). Using SimCPU in cooperative learning laboratories. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 20(3), 259-277. https://doi.org/10.2190/XTVU-L25N-6N6E-E6RG

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