Accelerating Women's Success and Mastery in CS (AWSM in CS)

加速女性在 CS 领域的成功和掌握（AWSM in CS）

• 批准号: 1837602
• 负责人: Carol Fletcher
• 金额: $ 118.03万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1837602&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Accelerating; Women; Success; Mastery; CS

The University of Texas Austin proposes a project -- AWSM in CS (Accelerating Women's Success and Mastery in Computer Science, pronounced "Awesome in CS") -- that develops a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) to improve the recruitment, retention and success of females in high school computer science (CS) courses. There is a growing consensus on the importance of K-12 CS education as the CSforAll movement gains traction across the country, and this has resulted in increased access for many students. In Texas, overall student enrollment in K-12 CS has increased substantially over the past five years (124% increase), as has the participation for students of color (154% increase) and for low-income students (156% increase). Similar gains, however, have not been seen for female enrollment (104% increase). AWSM in CS aims to change that. AWSM in CS researchers and practitioners will engage in a root cause analysis to examine the primary drivers for the underrepresentation of women through the context of recruitment, instruction, and school/community culture/policy. It will then implement and test a holistic, research-based approach to tackling female underrepresentation with three years of PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles to iterate on interventions to build their effectiveness. NIC practitioners will be supported through virtual and in-person professional development and network building experiences. Outcomes including female enrollment and completion of CS courses, Advanced Placement (AP) test taking and performance, and subsequent CS course enrollment will be measured. The role of the NIC in addressing teacher and student needs will be researched qualitatively.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.

得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校提出了一个项目- AWSM in CS（加速妇女在计算机科学方面的成功和掌握，发音为“Awesome in CS”）-该项目开发了一个网络改进社区（NIC），以改善高中计算机科学课程中女性的招聘、保留和成功。 随着CSforAll运动在全国范围内获得吸引力，人们对K-12 CS教育的重要性越来越达成共识，这导致许多学生获得更多的机会。在得克萨斯州，K-12 CS的整体学生入学率在过去五年中大幅增长（增长124%），有色人种学生（增长154%）和低收入学生（增长156%）的参与也是如此。然而，女性入学率没有出现类似的增长（增长104%）。CS中的AWSM旨在改变这一点。 AWSM在CS研究人员和从业人员将参与根本原因分析，通过招聘，教学和学校/社区文化/政策的背景下，检查妇女代表性不足的主要驱动因素。然后，它将实施和测试一种以研究为基础的综合办法，以解决女性代表性不足的问题，并以三年的PDSA（计划-实施-研究-行动）周期来加强干预措施，以提高其效力。NIC从业人员将通过虚拟和面对面的专业发展和网络建设经验得到支持。结果包括女性入学和CS课程的完成，先进的安置（AP）考试和性能，以及随后的CS课程入学将被衡量。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

项目成果

Networked Improvement Communities as Tools for Teacher Empowerment

网络化改进社区作为教师赋权的工具

• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: and Technology (RESPECT
• 作者: Childs, Joshua;Zarch, Rebecca;Torbey, Ryan;Fletcher, Carol
• 通讯作者: Fletcher, Carol

Reflections on Launching a Networked Improvement Community with Computer Science Educators

关于与计算机科学教育者建立网络改进社区的思考

• DOI: 10.1109/respect49803.2020.9272443
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: and Technology (RESPECT
• 作者: Fletcher, Carol L.;Torbey, Ryan;Childs, Joshua;Zarch, Rebecca
• 通讯作者: Zarch, Rebecca