By Dr. Joe Tise, Senior Education Researcher, Institute for Advancing Computing Education Behaviorism highlighted the influence of the environment, information processing theory essentially ignored it, and social-cognitive theory tried to strike a balance between the...
In the past four years, the proportion of US high schools offering at least one computer science (CS) course increased from one-third to one-half (according to Code.org), and more growth is expected. Simultaneously, the field of computer science has shifted...
By Dr. Julie M. Smith, Senior Education Researcher, Institute for Advancing Computing Education Note: this post is part of a series about the most-cited research studies related to K12 computer science education. It’s discouraging to learn that children as young as...
By Dr. Julie M. Smith, Senior Education Researcher, Institute for Advancing Computing Education The study’s title says it all: “Gender stereotypes about interests start early and cause gender disparities in computer science and engineering.” It’s worth noting that the...
Our recently accepted paper, Emerging Practices for Integrating Computer Science into Existing K-5 Subjects in the United States, will be presented at WIPSCE 2023 in Cambridge, England. This particular qualitative work, conducted by Monica McGill, Laycee Thigpen, and...
By Dr. Julie M. Smith, Senior Education Researcher, Institute for Advancing Computing Education When discussions about the lack of women in tech occur, it is sometimes observed that the disparities exist because girls just aren’t as interested in K-12 computer science...
Last week was National Intern Day, which gave me another reason to reflect on the many students I've worked with over the last seven years contributing to the K-12 CS Education Research Resource Center on our site. The Resource Center has been under development since...
By Dr. Julie M. Smith, Senior Education Researcher, Institute for Advancing Computing Education Note: This post is the second in an occasional series about learning analytics, based on the Handbook of Learning Analytics. We measure learning constantly – think of...
By Dr. Julie M. Smith, Senior Education Researcher, Institute for Advancing Computing Education Note: This post is the first in an occasional series about learning analytics, based on the Handbook of Learning Analytics. Concepts that are difficult to define are...