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Causes and Consequences of Stereotypes: Interest Stereotypes Reduce Adolescent Girls' Motivation to Enroll in Computer Science Classes
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Allison Master; Taylor Alexander; Jennifer Thompson; Weihua Fan; Andrew N. Meltzoff; Sapna Cheryan – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2025
Motivating girls to enroll in computer science (CS) courses is critically important. Stereotypes that girls are less interested than boys in CS may deter girls. Three preregistered experimental studies (N = 1,053) examined causal links between gender-interest stereotypes and middle school students' CS motivation. Experiment 1 showed that…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Middle School Students, Computer Science Education
The Effects of a Role-Play-Based Micro-Game Strategy on Students' Computational Thinking, Learning Engagement and Learning Motivation
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Gang Yang; Dan Zheng; Ji-Huan Chen; Qun-Fang Zeng; Yun-Fang Tu; Xiao-Li Zheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
The game-based learning approach to developing students' computational thinking (CT) current has received attention from researchers. However, the compatibility between games and instruction is often insufficient to accommodate the entertaining and educational nature of the curriculum entirely, and the benefits of game-based learning could be…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Educational Games, Mental Computation, Learner Engagement
Learning Programming Fundamentals via Music
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Lavy, Ilana – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
This article describes a unique ongoing experience of learning programming via engagement in music programming of known melodies. Seventh and eighth graders participated in 10 lessons of weekly activity. Via the programming of melodies, using the Scratch 2.0 environment, they became acquainted with basic concepts of programming such as methods,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education, Programming, Music
Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science (Antalya, Turkey, March 24-27, 2022). Volume 1
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akcay, Hakan, Ed.; Ozturk, Omer Tayfur, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on March 24-27, 2022 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Peripherals, Equipment
Motivation and Academic Help-Seeking in High School Computer Science
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Cheong, Yuk Fai; Pajares, Frank; Oberman, Paul S. – Computer Science Education, 2004
The primary objective of this study was to determine the degree to which academic motivation predicted the executive help-seeking, instrumental help-seeking, perceived benefits of help-seeking, and avoidance of help-seeking of high school students enrolled in computer science (n = 314). Task goals were positively associated with instrumental…
Descriptors: African American Students, Self Efficacy, Computer Science, Asian American Students