The impact of supplementary hands-on practice on learning in introductory computer science course for freshmen
The impact of supplementary hands-on practice on learning in introductory computer science course for freshmen
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补充实践对新生计算机科学导论课程学习的影响
DOI：
10.1016/j.compedu.2013.08.002
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发表时间：
2014
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
Cheuk
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文献类型：
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作者：
Hsien;Po;Chih;Hou;Cheuk
计算机科学导论（ICS）是电气工程（EE）系新生的必修理论课程，为更高级的课程奠定基础。然而，由于综合工业分类涵盖了各种各样的概念，很难完全理解，不完全理解和失去学习动力是可能的问题。实施动手实践（HOP）活动的目的是为学生在EE领域的实际硬件操作做好准备，并提高他们在未来高级实践课程中的表现。本研究通过组织夜间实践活动，探讨了参加夜间实践活动的大学一年级学生是否比未参加的学生对ICS有更好的理解。HOP的入学是可选的，其中表现不影响ICS课程的分数。结果表明，HOP参与者不仅有显着更高的学术成绩（p< 0.05），但也较少的压力对ICS课程（p< 0.05）比非参与者。前者也表现出越来越多的兴趣接受挑战（例如，两个HOP参与者后来进入全国微型计算机设计比赛，并获得三等奖）。总之，为电气工程专业的新生引入可选的HOP不仅缓解了他们在应对ICS课程时所面临的压力，而且提高了学生的学习成绩和出勤率，并提高了他们在电气工程领域进一步挑战的兴趣和信心。
Introduction to Computer Science (ICS), which is a compulsory theoretical course for freshmen of the electrical engineering (EE) department, lays the foundation for more advanced courses. Nevertheless, since ICS covers a wide variety of concepts that are difficult to completely comprehend, incomplete understanding and a loss of learning incentive are possible problems. The aim of implementing hands-on practice (HOP) activities was to prepare the students for the actual hardware manipulation in the field of EE and also to enhance their performance in the future advanced practice courses. Through organizing optional evening hands-on practice (HOP) activities, this study investigated whether the first-year college students who participated in HOP would exhibit a better understanding in ICS compared to those who did not. The enrollment in HOP was optional in which the performance did not affect the score in the ICS course. The results showed that HOP participants not only had significantly higher academic scores (p< 0.05), but were also less stressed toward the ICS course (p< 0.05) than the non-participants. The former also showed increased interest in accepting challenges (e.g. Two HOP participants later entered the National Microcomputer Design Competition and were awarded the third prize). In conclusion, the introduction of optional HOP for freshmen of electrical engineering not only alleviated the stress that they face in response to the ICS course, but also improved the students' academic performance and class attendance rate as well as raising their interest and boosting their confidence in further challenges in the field of electrical engineering.
用于远程生物医学技术教育的虚拟计算机实验室。
影响因子：
3.6
作者：
Locatis,Craig;Vega,Anibal;Bhagwat,Medha;Liu,Wei-Li;Conde,Jose
通讯作者：
Conde,Jose