2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)最新文献

A critical research synthesis of privilege in computing education 计算机教育中特权综合的批判性研究

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296502

M. Parker, M. Guzdial

引用次数: 5

What influences female interest and persistence in computing? Preliminary findings from a multi-year study 是什么影响了女性对计算机的兴趣和坚持?这是一项多年研究的初步结果

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296498

W. Dubow, Laurie James-Hawkins

引用次数: 2

BJC in action: Comparison of student perceptions of a computer science principles course BJC在行动:学生对计算机科学原理课程的认知比较

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296506

T. Price, J. Albert, Veronica Catété, T. Barnes

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引用次数: 7

Strengthening the computing research pipeline through minority participation: The case for undergraduate research experiences 通过少数民族参与加强计算机研究管道:本科生研究经验的案例

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296499

Ama Nyame-Mensah

{"title":"Strengthening the computing research pipeline through minority participation: The case for undergraduate research experiences","authors":"Ama Nyame-Mensah","doi":"10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296499","url":null,"abstract":"There is growing concern about the supply of computing graduates who intend to pursue research careers. A pool of talent from which future computing research professionals could be drawn are underrepresented racial-ethnic minority (REM) students (e.g., African Americans and Hispanics), who comprise a growing share of the college-age population but are disproportionately represented at higher levels of the computing research pipeline. This paper explores how undergraduate research experiences may improve the graduate degree intentions of computing undergraduates. Findings suggest that minority status is related to increased intentions to pursue graduate study in computing among all students, and this association is strongest for REM students. Further analyses reveal that psychosocial skills and behaviors that are attained through undergraduate research explain this relationship. These results contribute to the growing literature that seeks to identify which contexts and interventions are effective in improving REM students' intentions for graduate study and capacity for research careers.","PeriodicalId":203790,"journal":{"name":"2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","volume":"36 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120966074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Helping African American students pass advanced placement computer science: A tale of two states 帮助非裔美国学生通过计算机科学的预修课程:两个州的故事

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296494

Barbara Ericson, Tom McKlin

{"title":"Helping African American students pass advanced placement computer science: A tale of two states","authors":"Barbara Ericson, Tom McKlin","doi":"10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296494","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of Project Rise Up 4 CS is to increase the number of African American students that pass the Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science (CS) A exam. The African American pass rate on the exam is the lowest nationally of any ethnic/racial group. The project offers extra help sessions, near-peer role models, competitions, financial incentives, and a community of learners. Project Rise Up 4 CS was first offered during the spring of 2013 at Georgia Tech and that year a record number of African American students passed the exam in Georgia. While we don't claim that Project Rise Up 4 CS was responsible for this record, participants did report a statistically significant pre-to-post increase in attitudes towards computing and a large increase in their perception of their ability to pass the exam. This paper reports on the second iteration of this project where we repeated the project in Georgia and replicated it in Maryland. Using mixed methods, we explore the effectiveness of the project and our design hypotheses by examining changes in attitudes and participant reactions to the project components.","PeriodicalId":203790,"journal":{"name":"2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134536160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

Julian scholars: Recruiting and graduating low-income, first-generation computer science majors 朱利安学者:招收和毕业的低收入，第一代计算机科学专业的学生

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296504

G. C. Townsend, K. Sloan

{"title":"Julian scholars: Recruiting and graduating low-income, first-generation computer science majors","authors":"G. C. Townsend, K. Sloan","doi":"10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296504","url":null,"abstract":"Using funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), DePauw University launched a program for low-income, first-generation scholars in STEM fields - Julian Scholars. All but one of the undergraduate students began college expressing interest in medical careers, yet over half of the STEM graduates now pursue computer science graduate degrees or computing careers - an important statistic, as little research about recruiting and retaining under represented low-income, first-generation computing students exists. The program predicts a 100% graduation rate, although two of the Julian Scholars left the program to study English. Cornerstones of the program include a week-long summer research experience bridging high school and college, common classes for each cohort, mentoring, one-on-one resume and internship/research counseling, and scholarships. Rockman et al surveyed the Julian Scholars about the bridge program and additional program components to provide quantitative data and also held focus groups to collect qualitative data to augment graduation rates and post-graduation career information.","PeriodicalId":203790,"journal":{"name":"2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116959809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer students' sense of belonging in computing 女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人和酷儿学生在计算机领域的归属感

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296501

Jane Stout, Heather M. Wright

引用次数: 3

Representation of women in postsecondary computing 1990–2013: Disciplines, institutional, and individual characteristics matter 1990-2013年女性在高等计算机领域的代表性:学科、机构和个人特征很重要

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296493

S. Zweben, Elizabeth B. Bizot

引用次数: 4

Enabling courage: Agentic strategies of women of color in computing 赋予勇气:有色人种女性在计算机领域的代理策略

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296497

A. Hodari, M. Ong, Lily T. Ko, Janet M. Smith

{"title":"Enabling courage: Agentic strategies of women of color in computing","authors":"A. Hodari, M. Ong, Lily T. Ko, Janet M. Smith","doi":"10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296497","url":null,"abstract":"Since its inception, our project, Computing Beyond the Double Bind: Women of Color in Computing Education and Careers (CBDB), has sought to understand the factors that promote success for these women, who are vastly under-represented in this field. We also seek to add to the existing knowledge base by highlighting how policy and practice can create increased opportunities. So far, we have reported on mentoring methods that support women of color, as well as a unique enactment of activism by women of color in computing. (We define activism as volunteer work in which women engage for the purpose of increasing diversity in the field.) Such activism is an example of a strategy in which women use their own agency to increase opportunities for others like them, a strategy we have found in other disciplines also indirectly supports their own success. What is not fully understood are the many ways women of color act directly, using their own agency to create success for themselves. These agentic strategies are the focus of our current analysis, the strategies they use rather than those enacted upon them by others. In this paper, we present findings from our interviews with women computing students and professionals of color, who describe their approaches, often inspired by those who teach, mentor and even challenge them. Among the most compelling findings are those strategies women employ when they witness the successes and failures of others, and are inspired to try new things.","PeriodicalId":203790,"journal":{"name":"2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","volume":"142 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128602826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 9

Leveraging collaboration to improve gender equity in a game-based learning environment for middle school computer science 利用协作改善中学计算机科学基于游戏的学习环境中的性别平等

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Pub Date : 2015-10-12 DOI: 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296496

Philip Sheridan Buffum, M. Frankosky, K. Boyer, E. Wiebe, Bradford W. Mott, James C. Lester

{"title":"Leveraging collaboration to improve gender equity in a game-based learning environment for middle school computer science","authors":"Philip Sheridan Buffum, M. Frankosky, K. Boyer, E. Wiebe, Bradford W. Mott, James C. Lester","doi":"10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296496","url":null,"abstract":"Game-based learning environments can deliver robust learning gains and also have a unique capacity to engage students. Yet they can unintentionally disadvantage students with less prior gaming experience. This is especially concerning in computer science education, as certain underrepresented groups (such as female students) may on average have less prior experience with games. This paper presents evidence that a collaborative gameplay approach can successfully address this problem at the middle school level. In an iterative, designed-based research study, we first used an experimental pilot study to investigate the nature of collaboration in the Engage game-based learning environment, and then deployed Engage in a full classroom study to measure its effectiveness at serving all students. In earlier phases of the intervention, male students outpaced their female peers in learning gains. However, female students caught up during a multi-week classroom implementation. These findings provide evidence that a collaborative gameplay approach may, over time, compensate for gender differences in experience and lead to equitable learning experiences within game-based learning environments for computer science education.","PeriodicalId":203790,"journal":{"name":"2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134031914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 12