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“I do and I understand”: mastery model learning for a large non-major course

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We describe the infrastructure we have created for a large enrollment (1700 / semester) non-major course. The course combines collaborative, lab-based problem-solving instruction with modified mastery-learning assessment. The infrastructure supports continuous improvement to respond to client department needs, incoming student experience, course design flaws and computing platform upgrades.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 31, Issue 1
        March 1999
        370 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/384266
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        • cover image ACM Conferences
          SIGCSE '99: The proceedings of the thirtieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          March 1999
          383 pages
          ISBN:1581130856
          DOI:10.1145/299649
          • Chairmen:
          • Jane Prey,
          • Bob Noonan

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