Collaborative Research: Beyond CS Principles: Engaging Female High School Students in New Frontiers of Computing

合作研究：超越计算机科学原理：让女高中生参与计算新领域

• 批准号: 1949472
• 负责人: Akos Ledeczi
• 金额: $ 59.54万
• 依托单位: Vanderbilt University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1949472&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Beyond; CS; Principles

Building on the foundations set by the AP Computer Science (CS) Principles course, this project seeks to dramatically expand access, especially for high school girls, to the most exciting and emerging frontiers of computing, such as distributed computation, the internet of things (IoT), cybersecurity, and machine learning, as well as other 21st century skills required to productively leverage computational methods and tools in virtually every profession. Creating pathways that stimulate high school learners' interest in advanced topics with the goal of building a diverse, gender-balanced, future-ready workforce is a crucial and impactful imperative addressed in this work. An experienced multi-disciplinary team of researchers, high school teachers, and industry partners will be involved in the design of a new, modular, open-access curriculum called Computer Science Frontiers (CSF) that provides an engaging introduction to these advanced topics in high school (that are currently accessible only to CS majors in college). To address the dire gender disparity in computing, the project will design and research the curriculum to engage female students. Through studying the impact of innovative computing tools and curricular units on learning, attitudes, interests, and collaboration of students (and especially young women), the project will advance discovery and understanding to aid the cause of broadening participation in technology-related careers as well as the future of work at the human-technology frontier. The open access modular design of the curricular materials and the dissemination activities will ensure wide adoption of the products of this research. The project leverages NetsBlox, a powerful yet easy-to-use visual programming environment that has been shown to increase engagement and interest in computing. Additionally, NetsBlox supports effective collaboration while facilitating learning of distributed computing, networking, and cybersecurity in informal settings. Early phases of the project will involve design and refinement of curricular modules through co-design workshops with seven participating teachers, summer camps with students, and pilot implementations in Tennessee and North Carolina, leading to full classroom implementations in Year 3 by the high school teachers. Data collected through surveys, student portfolios, teacher interviews, and digital logs from NetsBlox will be analyzed. Research findings will help in understanding if and how advanced computing methods alongside key competencies can be introduced in high school; how pedagogies involving project-based activities around real-world, multidisciplinary problems work to increase female students' interests in computing; and which advanced topics work better than others in terms of difficulty level and engagement.This project is funded by the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program, which supports projects that build understandings of practices, program elements, contexts and processes contributing to increasing students' knowledge and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and information and communication technology (ICT) careers.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.

在AP计算机科学（CS）原理课程的基础上，该项目旨在大幅扩大对最令人兴奋和新兴的计算前沿的访问，特别是对高中女生，例如分布式计算，物联网（IoT），网络安全和机器学习，以及其他21世纪技能，以便在几乎所有职业中有效地利用计算方法和工具。创建激发高中学习者对高级主题的兴趣的途径，以建立一支多样化、性别平衡、面向未来的劳动力队伍，是这项工作的关键和有影响力的当务之急。一个由经验丰富的多学科研究人员、高中教师和行业合作伙伴组成的团队将参与设计一个新的、模块化的、开放获取的课程，称为计算机科学前沿（CSF），该课程为高中的这些高级主题提供了一个引人入胜的介绍（目前只有大学的CS专业才能访问）。为了解决计算机领域严重的性别差异，该项目将设计和研究吸引女性学生的课程。通过研究创新的计算机工具和课程单元对学生（尤其是年轻女性）的学习、态度、兴趣和合作的影响，该项目将促进发现和理解，以帮助扩大对技术相关职业的参与，以及在人类技术前沿工作的未来。课程材料的开放获取模块化设计和传播活动将确保本研究成果的广泛采用。该项目利用NetsBlox，这是一个功能强大且易于使用的可视化编程环境，已被证明可以增加对计算的参与和兴趣。此外，NetsBlox支持有效的协作，同时促进非正式环境中分布式计算、网络和网络安全的学习。项目的早期阶段将包括设计和完善课程模块，通过与七名参与的教师共同设计研讨会，与学生一起参加夏令营，并在田纳西州和北卡罗来纳州试点实施，最终在三年级由高中教师全面实施课堂教学。通过调查、学生作品集、教师访谈和NetsBlox的数字日志收集的数据将进行分析。研究结果将有助于理解是否以及如何在高中引入先进的计算方法和关键能力；围绕现实世界、多学科问题开展项目活动的教学法如何提高女学生对计算机的兴趣；在难度和参与度方面，哪些高级主题比其他主题更有效。该项目由“面向学生和教师的创新技术体验”（ITEST）项目资助，该项目支持有助于提高学生对科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）以及信息和通信技术（ICT）职业的知识和兴趣的实践、项目要素、背景和过程的理解。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Board 243: CS Frontiers: Module 4—A Software Engineering Curriculum for High School Females

Board 243：CS Frontiers：模块 4——高中女生软件工程课程

• DOI: 10.18260/1-2--42686
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: ASEE Conferences
• 作者: Catete, Veronica;Gransbury, Isabella;Hill, Marnie;Jean, Devin;Broll, Brian;Ledeczi, Akos;Barnes, Tiffany;Grover, Shuchi
• 通讯作者: Grover, Shuchi

PhoneIoT for Teaching ‘Internet of Things’: Smartphones to Promote Accessible, Engaging, and Authentic Experiences

用于教学的电话物联网“物联网”：智能手机促进无障碍、引人入胜和真实的体验

• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
• 作者: D Jean;S Grover;A Ledeczi;B Broll
• 通讯作者: B Broll

A Socially Relevant Focused AI Curriculum Designed for Female High School Students

专为女高中生设计的与社会相关的人工智能课程

• DOI: 10.1609/aaai.v36i11.21546
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
• 作者: Alvarez, Lauren;Gransbury, Isabella;Cateté, Veronica;Barnes, Tiffany;Ledéczi, Ákos;Grover, Shuchi
• 通讯作者: Grover, Shuchi

Block-based abstractions and expansive services to make advanced computing concepts accessible to novices

基于块的抽象和扩展服务，使新手可以理解先进的计算概念

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cola.2022.101156
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Journal of Computer Languages
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: Brady, Corey;Broll, Brian;Stein, Gordon;Jean, Devin;Grover, Shuchi;Cateté, Veronica;Barnes, Tiffany;Lédeczi, Ákos
• 通讯作者: Lédeczi, Ákos

FIRST Principles to Design for Online, Synchronous High School CS Teacher Training and Curriculum Co-Design

在线同步高中计算机科学教师培训和课程协同设计的第一原则

• DOI: 10.1145/3428029.3428059
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research
• 作者: Grover, Shuchi;Cateté, Veronica;Barnes, Tiffany;Hill, Marnie;Ledeczi, Akos;Broll, Brian
• 通讯作者: Broll, Brian