Algebra I Before High School as a Gatekeeper to Computer Science Participation
Algebra I Before High School as a Gatekeeper to Computer Science Participation
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高中之前的代数 I 作为计算机科学参与的把关人
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2020
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Carol L. Fletcher
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Ryan Torbey;N. Martin;Jayce R. Warner;Carol L. Fletcher
一系列复杂的因素会影响学生在高中期间是否参与计算机科学 (CS)。为了增加所有学生对计算机科学的参与，我们需要更好地了解当前谁在参与以及哪些因素可能阻碍参与。本研究利用德克萨斯州教育研究中心的大规模学生级数据集来调查预测高中生参与计算机科学和高级计算机科学课程的因素。我们的数据集包含 2017-2018 学年超过 110 万德克萨斯州高中生的信息，使我们能够了解学校 CS 课程的可用性、学生课程的学习情况以及详细的人口统计信息。我们使用多级混合效应逻辑回归模型来探索学生参与 CS 和高级 CS 课程的预测因素，将我们的分析限制于学校提供 CS 的学生。在这两个模型中，我们的结果表明，在高中之前学习过代数 I 的学生参加计算机科学课程的几率是其两倍以上。这项工作支持并扩展了之前对高中 CS 参与预测因素的理解，通过揭示高中之前的代数 I 作为参与 CS 的潜在看门人的重要性，为现有文献做出了贡献。
A complex web of factors can influence whether students participate in computer science (CS) during high school. In order to increase participation in CS for all students, we need to better understand who is currently participating and what factors might be hindering participation. This study utilized a large-scale, student-level dataset from the Texas Education Research Center to investigate factors that predict high school student participation in CS and advanced CS courses. Our dataset contained information on over 1.1 million Texas high school students from the 2017-2018 school year, allowing us visibility into CS course availability in schools, student course taking, and detailed demographic information. We used multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models to explore predictive factors of student participation in CS and advanced CS courses, limiting our analysis to students whose schools offered CS. In both models, our results showed that students who took Algebra I before high school had more than double the odds of being enrolled in a CS course. This work supports and extends previous understanding of factors that are predictive of CS participation in high school, contributing to the existing literature by uncovering the importance of Algebra I before high school as a potential gatekeeper to participation in CS.