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Lachney, Michael; Bennett, Audrey G.; Eglash, Ron; Yadav, Aman; Moudgalya, Sukanya – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background: As teachers work to broaden the participation of racially and ethnically underrepresented groups in computer science (CS), culturally responsive computing (CRC) becomes more pertinent to formal settings. Objective: Yet, equity-oriented literature offers limited guidance for developing deep forms of CRC in the classroom. In response, we…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Computer Science Education, Equal Education, Case Studies
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Lijun Ni; Gillian Bausch; Elizabeth Thomas-Cappello; Fred Martin; Bernardo Feliciano – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
This study examined student learning outcomes from a middle school computer science (CS) curriculum developed through a researcher and practitioner partnership (RPP) project. The curriculum is based on students creating mobile apps that serve community and social good. We collected two sets of data from 294 students in three urban districts: (1)…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Middle School Students, Coding, Self Efficacy
Games, Ivan A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The research in this dissertation examined the language and literacy practices of middle school children as they played Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning environment constituted by a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game designed to introduce them to the Discourse of game designers, by exposing them to key principles and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Play, Discourse Analysis, Educational Practices