Article
Does a Taste of Computing Increase Computer Science Enrollment?
Computing in Science & Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2017
Pages
8--18
Publisher Name
IEEE Computer Society
Disciplines
Abstract
The Exploring Computer Science (ECS) high school curriculum is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. We have shown that students find ECS courses personally relevant, are increasing their expectancies of success and perceived value for the field of computer science, and are more likely to take another computing course.
Identifier
1521-9615
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2017 Steven McGee, Randi McGee-Tekula, Jennifer Duck, Ronald I. Greenberg, Lucia Dettori, Dale F. Reed, Brenda Wilkerson, Don Yanek, Andrew M. Rasmussen, and Gail Chapman
Citation Information
Steven McGee, Randi McGee-Tekula, Jennifer Duck, Ronald I. Greenberg, Lucia Dettori, Dale F. Reed, Brenda Wilkerson, Don Yanek, Andrew M. Rasmussen, and Gail Chapman. Does a taste of computing increase computer science enrollment? Computing in Science & Engineering (Special Issue: Best of RESPECT 2016), 19(3):8--18, April 2017.
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This is a revised version of the conference paper that can be found at http://ecommons.luc.edu/cs_facpubs/171