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Yadav, Aman; Gretter, Sarah; Good, Jonathon – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The gender gap in computer science is worst amongst any of the STEM fields. At the secondary school level, only 18.6% of AP computer science test-takers in the United States were girls. In order to address the persistent gender gaps in computer science, it is important to understand K-12 students' views about computer science and programming. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Sex Role, Gender Differences, Middle School Students
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Leonard, Jacqueline; Djonko-Moore, Cara M.; Ellington, Roni; Santoro, Anthony; Miller, Mikhail – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
This paper highlights the year-one (pilot) findings of a three-year project on emerging technologies where students engaged in computer modeling, 3D printing, flight simulation, and drones during summer camps and afterschool programs in rural and urban districts. The pilot was iterative as different interventions were field-tested in specific…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills