Infusing Learning Initiatives for Improving the Programming Proficiency of Computer Science Majors at Morgan State University

注入学习计划以提高摩根州立大学计算机科学专业学生的编程能力

• 批准号: 1912098
• 负责人: Edward Dillon
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Morgan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-15 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1912098&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Infusing; Learning; Initiatives; Improving; Programming

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program provides support to design, implement, study and assess efforts to increase the numbers of students and the quality of their preparation by strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. This project at Morgan State University provides a strategic approach to infuse learning initiatives into two computer science courses to increase students' proficiency and success in programming skills with the goal to retain them as computer science majors. Undergraduate students are involved in this project as researchers. This one-year pilot project seeks to implement problem solving strategies involving programming to develop strategies that can enhance the students' ability to develop proficient critical thinking skills as they learn to program. The project will study the psycho-socialattributes that students exhibit towards programming using qualitative and quantitative measures. The project is guided by formative and summative evaluation and an advisory committee.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.

历史悠久的黑人学院和大学本科课程通过加强科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育和研究，为增加学生数量和准备质量的努力提供支持，包括设计、实施、研究和评估。摩根州立大学的这个项目提供了一种战略方法，将学习倡议注入到两门计算机科学课程中，以提高学生在编程技能方面的熟练程度和成功，目标是留住他们作为计算机科学专业的学生。本科生作为研究人员参与了这个项目。这个为期一年的试点项目旨在实施涉及编程的问题解决策略，以开发能够提高学生在学习编程的同时发展熟练批判性思维技能的策略。该项目将使用定性和定量的方法研究学生在编程方面表现出的心理社会属性。该项目由形成性和终结性评估和咨询委员会指导。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。