Cooperative Learning for Computer Organization and Assembly Language: Curriculum Development and Instructor Training Materials

计算机组织和汇编语言的合作学习：课程开发和教师培训材料

• 批准号: 1140614
• 负责人: Leland Beck
• 金额: $ 19.97万
• 依托单位: San Diego State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140614&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cooperative; Learning; Computer; Organization; Assembly

The primary goal of this project is to develop more effective methods for teaching topics in computer organization and assembly language programming. A set of cooperative learning activities are being created along with a comprehensive set of instructor support materials, including training videos, to help faculty members learn to use cooperative learning techniques effectively in the classroom. This project builds on previous work on the use of cooperative learning in computer science classes, recognizing the need for fully developed, refined, and tested activities. To increase the number of faculty using cooperative learning techniques, training videos are being created to illustrate the interactions between instructors and their students working on cooperative learning activities. Along with the videos, instructor materials help faculty members learn skills such as observing group processing and selecting (on the spot) the things to bring out during group debriefing. The skills taught in these videos are applicable to any course that utilizes cooperative learning. Because students frequently have difficulty learning computer organization and assembly language, the development and use of more effective ways to teach these topics is expected to lead to improved retention and success in the computer science major. The project and its materials are undergoing testing and evaluation during development as well as when used outside of the home institution. A variety of faculty workshops help faculty gain facility in using the materials and cooperative learning techniques in their classrooms. Since computer organization and assembly language programming courses are commonly used for transfer credit, some workshops target faculty at community colleges. This work aims to develop and increase computer science faculty awareness and use of cooperative learning activities in the computer science curriculum at a variety of institutions.

该项目的主要目标是开发更有效的方法来教授计算机组织和汇编语言编程主题。我们正在创建一系列合作学习活动以及一套全面的教师支持材料（包括培训视频），以帮助教师学会在课堂上有效地使用合作学习技巧。该项目建立在之前关于在计算机科学课程中使用合作学习的工作的基础上，认识到需要充分开发、完善和测试的活动。为了增加使用合作学习技术的教师数量，我们正在制作培训视频来说明教师和学生在合作学习活动中的互动。除了视频之外，讲师材料还可以帮助教职员工学习技能，例如观察小组处理过程以及（当场）选择小组汇报期间要展示的内容。这些视频中教授的技能适用于任何利用合作学习的课程。由于学生经常难以学习计算机组织和汇编语言，因此开发和使用更有效的方法来教授这些主题预计将提高计算机科学专业的保留率和成功率。该项目及其材料在开发过程中以及在本机构之外使用时正在接受测试和评估。各种教师研讨会可帮助教师在课堂上熟练地使用材料和合作学习技巧。由于计算机组织和汇编语言编程课程通常用于转学分，因此一些研讨会针对社区学院的教师。这项工作旨在发展和提高计算机科学教师的意识以及在各种机构的计算机科学课程中使用合作学习活动。