Equitable Computer Science Implementation in All New York City (NYC) Schools

教育发展中心(EDC)和纽约市(NYC)教育部(NYCDOE)建议建立研究-实践伙伴关系(RPP)，以加强和研究在表现不佳的纽约市高中实施高级预修课程(R)计算机科学原理(AP CSP)课程。这一合作伙伴关系将建立在纽约市计算的Pre Beauty和喜悦项目的基础上，该项目由电子开发公司和加州大学伯克利分校共同创建、测试和完善计算的Beauty和喜悦高中AP CSP课程。在该项目中，NYCDOE与EDC和UCB合作，从具有人口统计学代表性的纽约市高中招聘和培训了100多名BJC教师。这个新项目更有针对性地帮助表现不佳的纽约市学校实施和维持引人入胜的AP CSP课程。纽约市公立学校管理人员和课堂教师组成的项目团队将与研究人员、课程开发人员和专业学习和支持专家合作，目标是提高黑人和拉丁裔/a学生在计算机科学(CS)方面的参与度、学习和参与度。在方法论上，将使用基于设计的实施研究(DBIR)方法来解决三个主要研究问题：1.根据注册CS课程的学生的多样性来衡量，哪些组织条件、流程和支持与提高CS中黑人和拉丁裔/a学生的参与度有关？2.什么样的基于项目的教学策略、材料和干预措施与改善黑人和拉丁裔/a学生在UTeach CS Prints中的学生学习有关，如根据标准项目规则和单元和AP考试分数来衡量学生在项目中的分数？3.哪种非认知方法(例如，教师交流、课堂例程、招聘策略等)与黑人和拉丁裔/a学生提高参与度和积极性有关，UTeach CS Prints和基于注册以下CS课程的CS保留率？这个项目将推进关于有效组织条件的已知知识，以及促进不同学生群体参与、参与和学习的教学干预措施，特别是在黑人和拉丁裔/a学生中。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Education Development Center (EDC) and the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (NYCDOE) propose a research-practice partnership (RPP) to enhance and study the implementation of Advanced Placement(R) Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) courses in low-performing NYC high schools. This partnership will build on the prior Beauty and Joy of Computing in New York City project, a partnership in which EDC and the University of California Berkeley created, tested, and refined the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) high school AP CSP course. In that project, NYCDOE partnered with EDC and UCB to recruit and train more than 100 BJC teachers from a demographically representative set of NYC high schools. This new project focuses more intentionally on assisting low-performing NYC schools in implementing and sustaining engaging AP CSP courses.The project team of New York City public school administrators and classroom teachers will collaborate with researchers, curriculum developers, and professional learning and support specialists with the goal of improving Black and Latino/a student participation, learning, and engagement in computer science (CS). Methodologically, a Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR) approach will be employed to address three overarching research questions:1.What organizational conditions, processes, and supports are associated with improved participation by Black and Latino/a students in CS, as measured by the diversity of students enrolling in CS courses? 2. What kinds of project-based instructional strategies, materials, and interventions are associated with improved student learning in UTeach CS Principles among Black and Latino/a students, as measured by student scores on projects according to standard project rubrics and unit and AP exam scores?3. What kinds of non-cognitive approaches (e.g., teacher messaging, classroom routines, recruitment strategies, etc.) are associated with improved engagement and motivation by Black and Latino/a students in UTeach CS Principles and retention in CS based on enrollment in following CS courses? This project will advance what is known about effective organizational conditions, as well as instructional interventions to promote participation, engagement, and learning across diverse groups of students, among Black and Latino/a students in particular.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.