Building High-Quality K-12 Computer Science Education Research Across an Outcome Framework of Equitable Capacity, Access, Participation, and Experience

该奖项全部或部分由2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。该项目旨在满足美国各地对高质量，以公平为中心的K-12计算教育研究（CER）的迫切需求，以满足为所有学生提供有前途的计算教学实践的需求。该研究将分析现有和正在进行的研究，并制定指导方针，以进行高质量的，以公平为重点的研究。一个目标是确定障碍和差距，在公平为重点的研究在K-12计算教育使用的能力，访问，参与和经验（CAPE）框架作为一个透镜进行分析。这些成果将用于举办讲习班，以建设研究人员的能力，使他们能够将公平问题包括在内并将重点放在公平问题上。研究问题是：1）K-12 CER在明确解决扩大参与计算或公平目标方面有多全面？2)什么是阻碍K-12计算教育研究人员进行研究的障碍？3)专门为解决制作高质量、以公平为重点的K-12 CER的差距和障碍而创建的新资源、材料和研讨会的有效性如何？该项目将首先根据CAPE框架构建先前的研究，以确定研究人员在进行高质量研究时面临的障碍。利用这项工作的结果和专家的投入，研究人员将制定建议和资源，以扩大公平，高质量的K-12计算教育研究的覆盖范围。最后，研究团队将设计和测试研讨会，以培训研究人员公平的K-12 CER方法和实践。 该项目将直接影响计算机科学教育研究的质量。反过来，这将导致更好地分析和识别计划，课程，培训和干预措施，提高参与和历史上在K-12计算教育中服务不足和代表性不足的人群的经验。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已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。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This project seeks to address the critical need for high-quality, equity-focused K-12 computing education research (CER) across the U.S. to meet the needs of finding promising practices for teaching computing to all students. The research will analyze existing and ongoing research and develop guidelines for conducting high-quality, equity-focused research. One goal is to identify barriers and gaps in equity-focused research across K-12 computing education using the Capacity, Access, Participation, and Experience (CAPE) framework as a lens for analysis. Those results will be used to develop workshops to build the capacity of researchers to include and focus on equity. The research questions ask:1) How comprehensive is K-12 CER in explicitly addressing broadening participation in computing or equity goals?2) What are the barriers that prevent K-12 computing education researchers from conducting research?3) How effective are new resources, materials and workshops specifically created to address the gaps in and barriers to producing high-quality, equity-focused K-12 CER?The project will first frame prior research against the CAPE framework to identify barriers researchers face when conducting high-quality research inequitable K-12 computing education. Using results from that effort and input from experts, the researchers will develop recommendations and resources for expanding coverage of equitable, high-quality K-12 computing education research. Finally, the research team will design and test workshops to train researchers in equitable K-12 CER methods and practices. The project will directly impact the quality of computer science education research conducted. In turn, this will lead to better analysis and identification of programs, curricula, training, and interventions that improve participation and experiences of populations historically underserved and underrepresented in K-12 computing education.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.