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

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。该项目旨在满足全美对高质量、以公平为中心的K-12计算教育研究(CER)的迫切需求，以满足为所有学生教授计算的有前途的实践的需求。这项研究将分析现有的和正在进行的研究，并制定进行高质量、以股权为重点的研究的指导方针。一个目标是使用容量、访问、参与和体验(CAPE)框架作为分析的透镜，确定K-12计算机教育中以公平为重点的研究中的障碍和差距。这些成果将用于举办讲习班，培养研究人员纳入和关注公平问题的能力。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)阻碍K-12计算教育研究人员开展研究的障碍是什么？3)专门为解决高质量、专注于公平的K-12 CER的空白和障碍而专门创建的新资源、材料和研讨会的有效性如何？该项目将首先针对CAPE框架构建先前的研究框架，以确定研究人员在进行高质量研究时所面临的障碍。利用这一努力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计算机教育研究的覆盖面。最后，研究小组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。该项目的开展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确定计划、课程、培训和干预措施，以改善在K-12计算机教育中历来未得到充分服务和代表性的人群的参与度和体验。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。

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.