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Publication Date: 2017-Apr-30
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The Effects of a Culturally Relevant Intervention on Computer Science Motivation among Underrepresented Minority Students in High School Geometry
Corkin, Danya Marie; Ekmekci, Adem; Fisher, Alice
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
In response to the glaring disparities in the number of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and females employed in computer science (CS) field, the purpose of this study was to enhance underrepresented minority (URM) students' identification with and motivation for CS through a culturally relevant intervention in a required high school mathematics course. This intervention weaved geometry concepts, cultural art, and coding through the virtual presentation of Native American Star Quilts in Python. Participants were 142 high school students across six 10th-grade geometry classes. Three of the six geometry classes were randomly assigned to receive the intervention. Results indicated that the intervention had a positive effect on the development of computer science-oriented possible selves, especially among females, and a positive effect on the CS self-efficacy of females and Hispanic students.
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Intervention, Student Motivation, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, High School Students, Geometry, Computer Science, Identification (Psychology), Grade 10, Self Efficacy, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10
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Language: English
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