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Zhanxia Yang; Marina Bers – Computer Science Education, 2024
Background and Context: Historically, women have been underrepresented in computer science. To address this gender gap, researchers advocate for high-quality computer science programs for early childhood. Objectives: This study examines gender differences in coding performance before and after implementing a 24-lesson visual programming curriculum…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Programming
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Dalal, Amy Csizmar; Oliver, Emily – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
We present a case study of a multi-year, academic civic engagement (ACE) collaboration in a computer science capstone course. ACE projects in computer science provide an avenue for students to apply software development concepts to real-world projects with actual clients, and can offer meaningful engagement with ethical issues. The typical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Science Education, Capstone Experiences, Outcomes of Education
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Beussman, Douglas J.; Walters, John P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Virtually all modern chemical instrumentation is controlled by computers. While software packages are continually becoming easier to use, allowing for more researchers to utilize more complex instruments, conveying some level of understanding as to how computers and instruments communicate is still an important part of the undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education
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Harmon, Tim; Bragg, Debra D. – Community College Research Initiatives, 2020
As part of our research on the community college baccalaureate (CCB), we studied the prospects of adopting and scaling CCB degrees in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Higher education leaders in these six Great Lakes states recognized the potential for CCB degrees to increase academic, geographic and financial access to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Access to Education, Outcomes of Education
Wendt, Staci; Rice, John; Nakamoto, Jonathan – WestEd, 2019
Spatial-Temporal Math (ST Math) is game-based, instructional software for K-12 students created by the MIND Research Institute (MIND). ST Math is integrated into classroom instruction, but can also be used in a computer lab or at home. The ST Math software games begin without language and symbol abstractions by posing math programs as purely…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software
Lin, Van-Kim; Madill, Rebecca – Administration for Children & Families, 2019
"Spatial analysis" is an analytic method that uses location-based variables or maps to understand how places, the characteristics of places, and the people and things in places are arranged in space, as well as the reasons for these arrangements. This resource focuses on how spatial analysis can be used to understand early care and…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Geographic Location