Broadening participation in computing: issues and challenges
In this paper we survey the literature to identify the issues and challenges of broadening
participation in computer science, and provide some suggestions to address these …
participation in computer science, and provide some suggestions to address these …
'Because it's boring, irrelevant and I don't like computers': Why high school girls avoid professionally-oriented ICT subjects
N Anderson, C Lankshear, C Timms, L Courtney - Computers & Education, 2008 - Elsevier
The current paper details results from the Girls and ICT survey phase of a three year study
investigating factors associated with low participation rates by females in education …
investigating factors associated with low participation rates by females in education …
Girls, computer science, and games
G Carmichael - ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 2008 - dl.acm.org
An innovative week long mini-course for girls has successfully used video game
development as the main motivation by teaching related computer science topics at the …
development as the main motivation by teaching related computer science topics at the …
Early childhood preservice teachers' perceptions of computer science, gender stereotypes, and coding in early childhood education
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate early childhood preservice teachers'
perceptions of computer science and gender stereotypes in computer science, and …
perceptions of computer science and gender stereotypes in computer science, and …
Battling gender stereotypes: A user study of a code-learning game,“Code Combat,” with middle school children
Y Yücel, K Rızvanoğlu - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Gender has been consistently controlled as a variable in usability and playability tests.
However, there is no consensus on whether and how gender differences should influence …
However, there is no consensus on whether and how gender differences should influence …
Computer-game construction: A gender-neutral attractor to Computing Science
M Carbonaro, D Szafron, M Cutumisu… - Computers & Education, 2010 - Elsevier
Enrollment in Computing Science university programs is at a dangerously low level. A major
reason for this is the general lack of interest in Computing Science by females. In this paper …
reason for this is the general lack of interest in Computing Science by females. In this paper …
A summer camp experience to engage middle school learners in AI through conversational app development
The ubiquity of AI-based conversational apps such as Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant
means more young users are interacting with these apps. The increasing popularity of these …
means more young users are interacting with these apps. The increasing popularity of these …
Testing the efficacy of a near-peer mentoring model for recruiting youth into computer science
C Sun, J Clarke-Midura - Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We developed a near-peer mentoring model for high school youth to mentor middle school
youth on how to program using MIT App Inventor. The purpose of this study was to …
youth on how to program using MIT App Inventor. The purpose of this study was to …
Examining the what, why, and how of multilingual student identity development in computer science
Developing student interest is critical to supporting student learning in computer science.
Research indicates that student interest is a key predictor of persistence and achievement …
Research indicates that student interest is a key predictor of persistence and achievement …
Using informed design in informal computer science programs to increase youths' interest, self-efficacy, and perceptions of parental support
Our work is situated in research on Computer Science (CS) learning in informal learning
environments and literature on the factors that influence girls to enter CS. In this article, we …
environments and literature on the factors that influence girls to enter CS. In this article, we …