Why are women underrepresented in Computer Science? Gender differences in stereotypes, self-efficacy, values, and interests and predictors of future CS course …

S Beyer - Computer Science Education, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study addresses why women are underrepresented in Computer Science (CS). Data
from 1319 American first-year college students (872 female and 447 male) indicate that …

Analysis of research in programming teaching tools: An initial review

SM Salleh, Z Shukur, HM Judi - Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper describes preliminary results of research related to programming teaching tools.
This study focuses on the key issues being highlighted in this research. Among the research …

Developing the next generation of diverse computer scientists: the need for enhanced, intersectional computing identity theory

SL Rodriguez, K Lehman - Computer Science Education, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This theoretical paper explores the need for enhanced, intersectional computing identity
theory for the purpose of developing a diverse group of computer scientists for the future …

Understanding sources of student struggle in early computer science courses

A Salguero, WG Griswold, C Alvarado… - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Computer science students struggle in early computing courses as evinced by high failure
rates and poor retention. As such, studies have attempted to characterize the root of student …

Earsketch: A steam-based approach for underrepresented populations in high school computer science education

B Magerko, J Freeman, T Mcklin, M Reilly… - ACM Transactions on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
This article presents EarSketch, a learning environment that combines computer
programming with sample-based music production to create a computational remixing …

[HTML][HTML] Coding activities for children: Coupling eye-tracking with qualitative data to investigate gender differences

S Papavlasopoulou, K Sharma… - Computers in Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational thinking and coding are becoming an integral part of K-12 education, with
female students being underrepresented in such subjects. The proliferation of technological …

The effects of first programming language on college students' computing attitude and achievement: a comparison of graphical and textual languages

C Chen, P Haduong, K Brennan… - Computer Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background and Context: The relationship between novices' first programming
language and their future achievement has drawn increasing interest owing to recent efforts …

Using social cognitive career theory to understand why students choose to study computer science

A Alshahrani, I Ross, MI Wood - … of the 2018 ACM conference on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
The aim of this research is to use Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to identify and
understand reasons why students choose to study Computer Science (CS) at university …

[PDF][PDF] Computational thinking, the notional machine, pre-service teachers, and research opportunities

M Bower, K Falkner - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2015 - crpit.scem.westernsydney.edu.au
There is general consensus regarding the urgent and pressing need to develop school
students' computational thinking abilities, and to help school teachers develop …

Development of a game-design workshop to promote young girls' interest towards computing through identity exploration

NA Çakır, A Gass, A Foster, FJ Lee - Computers & Education, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite recent improvements, women remain underrepresented in Computer Science (CS)
in both industry and higher education. Self-perception and identity play an important role in …