TY - JOUR
T1 - Closed laboratories using SimLIST and SimRECUR
AU - Wu, Cheng Chih
AU - Lin, Janet Mei Chuen
AU - Hsu, Ian Yat Wei
N1 - Funding Information:
A¢/mow/edsemem---This research was funded by the National Science Council of Taiwan, the Republic of China under the grant numbers NSC 84-2511-S-003-024 and NSC 84-2511-S-003-078.
PY - 1997/1
Y1 - 1997/1
N2 - In this paper we present two software packages, SimLIST and SimRECUR, that are designed for use in the closed-lab settings. SimLIST is for teaching concepts about the linked-list data structure, and SimRECUR for recursion. Both SimLIST and SimRECUR were field tested to investigate their effectiveness in helping students understand the respective concepts. In addition, surveys were carried out to obtain students' feedback on the design of software, lab activity manuals, and the worksheets. An experimental design was also conducted to compare the learning effects of the closed-lab teaching using SimLIST and SimRECUR vs open-lab teaching in which students were given out-of-class assignments instead. The statistical findings showed that the closed-lab group learned more effectively than the open-lab group. Besides, the majority of students who had hands-on experiences with our lab software considered both SimLIST and SimRECUR as very helpful learning aids.
AB - In this paper we present two software packages, SimLIST and SimRECUR, that are designed for use in the closed-lab settings. SimLIST is for teaching concepts about the linked-list data structure, and SimRECUR for recursion. Both SimLIST and SimRECUR were field tested to investigate their effectiveness in helping students understand the respective concepts. In addition, surveys were carried out to obtain students' feedback on the design of software, lab activity manuals, and the worksheets. An experimental design was also conducted to compare the learning effects of the closed-lab teaching using SimLIST and SimRECUR vs open-lab teaching in which students were given out-of-class assignments instead. The statistical findings showed that the closed-lab group learned more effectively than the open-lab group. Besides, the majority of students who had hands-on experiences with our lab software considered both SimLIST and SimRECUR as very helpful learning aids.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0360-1315(96)00030-9
DO - 10.1016/S0360-1315(96)00030-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0009195326
SN - 0360-1315
VL - 28
SP - 55
EP - 64
JO - Computers and Education
JF - Computers and Education
IS - 1
ER -
