EAGER: Transforming Attitudes via Best Practices CS1

EAGER：通过最佳实践转变态度 CS1

• 批准号: 0933635
• 负责人: Elizabeth Simon
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: University of California-San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-15 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0933635&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Transforming; Attitudes; via; Best

EAGER: Transforming Attitudes via Best Practices CS1Beth Simon, Computer Science and EngineeringUC San DiegoFor several years, the computing community has been concerned about dropping enrollments in computing majors and courses while the national need for well trained students in computing is increasing. To understand this crisis, many factors have been examined including the image of computing and the pedagogy and materials used in introductory classes. Over time, many instructors have experimented with classes that teach fundamental computing constructs and skills through more attractive applications and environments. There is some anecdotal evidence that this approach is effective and some studies that have been carried out with non-majors. This project presents a unique and timely opportunity to test this approach; in the past, finding viable and significantly large comparison groups to support the hypothesis has been a challenge.Intellectual merit: This EAGER project takes advantage of two existing comparison groups in introductory classes that are being taught the same two semesters at the University of California San Diego, one traditional and one using media computing. Students are surveyed to support the hypothesis that teaching computing through a more attractive domain such as media computing will result in better attitudes toward computing among both majors and students who take computing courses to complement their majors. The existence of two viable and significantly large comparison groups is fortunate and provides results of interest to the computer science education research community. This first round of data, expected to support the hypothesis that motivating context will improve attitudes toward engagement in computing classes and immediate intent of students to continue in computing classes and major, enables future projects that examine effects on more enduring retention.Broader impacts: This lays out a comparative study showing key data that will assist other computing departments in making decisions about curricular change to improve recruitment and retention. Specifically, the attitudes of students taking CS1 with media computation is analyzed and compared to students who are taking a traditional CS1 class absent the hypothesized motivating context. These results are informative to departments that seek an increased number of students applying to their departments, greater numbers of students succeeding in their programs, and overall a student body that is more engaged and positively inclined towards the value of computing in their career and in society.

EAGER：通过最佳实践改变态度CS1Beth Simon，计算机科学与工程加州大学圣地亚哥分校几年来，计算界一直担心计算机专业和课程的入学率下降，而国家对训练有素的计算机学生的需求正在增加。为了理解这场危机，许多因素已经被研究，包括计算的形象和教学法和入门课使用的材料。随着时间的推移，许多教师都尝试过通过更有吸引力的应用程序和环境来教授基本计算结构和技能的课程。有一些轶事证据表明，这种方法是有效的，一些研究已经与非专业进行。这个项目提出了一个独特的和及时的机会来测试这种方法，在过去，找到可行的和显着的大的比较组来支持的hypothesis.Intellectual优点：这个EAGER项目利用了两个现有的比较组在介绍类，正在教相同的两个学期在加州圣地亚哥大学，一个传统的和一个使用媒体计算。学生进行调查，以支持这一假设，即通过一个更有吸引力的领域，如媒体计算教学计算将导致更好的态度计算之间的专业和学生谁采取计算课程，以补充他们的专业。存在两个可行的和显着大的比较组是幸运的，并提供感兴趣的结果，计算机科学教育研究界。这第一轮的数据，预计将支持这一假设，即激励环境将改善态度参与计算类和直接意图的学生继续在计算类和专业，使未来的项目，研究更持久的保留效果。更广泛的影响：这列出了一个比较研究，显示关键数据，将有助于其他计算部门作出有关课程改革的决定，以提高招聘和保留。具体而言，学生采取CS1与媒体计算的态度进行了分析和比较，学生谁是采取传统的CS1类缺乏假设的激励背景。这些结果是翔实的部门，寻求更多的学生申请到他们的部门，更多的学生在他们的计划中取得成功，总体上是一个学生团体，更积极参与和积极倾向于计算在他们的职业生涯和社会的价值。