TY - GEN
T1 - Does a taste of computing increase Computer Science enrollment?
AU - McGee, Steven
AU - McGee-Tekula, Randi
AU - Duck, Jennifer
AU - White, Taylor
AU - Greenberg, Ronald I.
AU - Dettori, Lucia
AU - Reed, Dale F.
AU - Wilkerson, Brenda
AU - Yanek, Don
AU - Rasmussen, Andrew
AU - Chapman, Gail
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Science Foundation grants CNS-1138515, CNS-1138417, and CNS-1543217.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2017/1/27
Y1 - 2017/1/27
N2 - This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelihood that students of all races and gender would pursue further computer science coursework in high school. ECS is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. If the course provides a meaningful and relevant experience, it will increase students' expectancies of success as well as increase their perceived value for the field of computer science. Using survey research, we sought to measure whether the relevance of students' course experiences influenced their expectancies and value and whether those attitudes predicted whether students pursued further computer science coursework. The results indicate that students whose course experience increased expectancies for success were more likely to take another course.
AB - This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelihood that students of all races and gender would pursue further computer science coursework in high school. ECS is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. If the course provides a meaningful and relevant experience, it will increase students' expectancies of success as well as increase their perceived value for the field of computer science. Using survey research, we sought to measure whether the relevance of students' course experiences influenced their expectancies and value and whether those attitudes predicted whether students pursued further computer science coursework. The results indicate that students whose course experience increased expectancies for success were more likely to take another course.
KW - Exploring Computer Science
KW - computer science attitudes
KW - high school computer science
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U2 - 10.1109/RESPECT.2016.7836165
DO - 10.1109/RESPECT.2016.7836165
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015021501
T3 - 2016 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2016 and 2nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Computer Society's Special Technical Community on Broadening Participation, STCBP 2016 - Co-located with the STARS Celebration Annual Conference of STARSComputingCorps.org
BT - 2016 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2016 and 2nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Computer Society's Special Technical Community on Broadening Participation, STCBP 2016 - Co-located with the STARS Celebration Annual Conference of STARSComputingCorps.org
A2 - Payton, Jamie
A2 - Decker, Adrienne
A2 - Thiruvathukal, George K.
A2 - Barnes, Tiffany
A2 - Eiselt, Kurt
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2016 and 2nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Computer Society's Special Technical Community on Broadening Participation, STCBP 2016
Y2 - 11 August 2016 through 13 August 2016
ER -