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Lior Miller Markovitz; Gad M. Landau; Roza Leikin – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2025
This study examined characteristics of 458 Grade 10 students who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science while completing their secondary school studies. Cluster analysis of SAT-M and Raven Progressive Matrices Test scores identified four distinct groups: G-EM: generally gifted, excelling in mathematics; AG-AEM: averagely gifted,…
Descriptors: Grade 10, High School Students, Dual Enrollment, Bachelors Degrees
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Mirjam Paales; Karin Täht – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2025
Contribution: This study enhances the understanding of the factors that impact academic performance and self-efficacy among computer science (CS) students, specifically focusing on gender differences. Background: The motivation behind this study stems from the gender disparity observed within undergraduate CS programs. This gender gap undermines…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students
Michelle Hodara; Ming Yin – Education Northwest, 2025
Computational thinking encompasses proficiencies in computer science and general problem-solving and can support students' learning across subject areas and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and career pathways. To support students' STEM outcomes, many school districts are offering computer science…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Outcomes of Education, STEM Education
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Lisa M. Ridgley; Danielle Silvaggio – Grantee Submission, 2025
The "Coding Our Future" intervention aimed to develop and implement a Computer Science (CS) curriculum, and to train teachers to offer computer science courses in elementary and middle schools. Its goals were to enhance students' competency and self-efficacy in computer science and to boost the enrollment of underrepresented students in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Jeffrey Schagrin; Bridget Sheng; Lora Wolff – Grantee Submission, 2025
The Innovative STEM--Computer Science and Engineering Design (STEM CSED) project (Award #: U411C190169), funded by an Early-Phase Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant, sought to strengthen math achievement and foster positive attitudes toward STEM and computer science among students in Waukegan Community Unit School District #60, a large,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Computer Science, Mathematics Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Kathy Dowell; Catherine Snyder; Stephanie Marshall – Grantee Submission, 2025
METRICS was a 5-year grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Education designed to immerse elementary school students in computer science. METRICS components included 1) creation and implementation of rigorous computer science curriculum units and assessments to support STEM coursework connected across all subjects through problem-based…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Elementary School Curriculum, STEM Education, Problem Based Learning
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Robin Martin – Grantee Submission, 2025
Access to high-quality computer science education remains uneven across the United States, with rural schools facing persistent barriers including limited staffing, outdated infrastructure, and constrained professional development opportunities (Gutierrez & Terrones, 2023; Showalter et al., 2019). Computer Science in Rural California (branded…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Rural Schools, Access to Education, Faculty Development