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Stewart, Barbara L.; Schroeder, Susan; Goodson, Carole; Miertschin, Susan; Chakraborty, Misha – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2021
Funded through a grant from Texas Workforce Commission, DesignHER Code Camps were created to use the fashion interests of underserved middle school girls as springboards to interest them in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Results were generally consistent with the achievement of camp goals--(a) increase the interest of middle…
Descriptors: Clothing, STEM Education, Discovery Processes, Programming
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Dwivedi, Rajeev; Kumar, Arpan; Babu, Bharathy; Grandhi, Nipun; Meka, Rishi; Ahuja, Varun – Education Sciences, 2021
Finding context, examples, and ample hands-on experimentation is fundamental for understanding complex ideas in subjects such as science and math. Recent popularity of competitive robotics has become a catalyst in the development of DIY and hobby kits. Manufacturers have made available easy to work, re-configurable, and functional, structural…
Descriptors: Competition, Robotics, Class Activities, Skill Development
Zinth, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2016
Allowing high school students to fulfill a math or science high school graduation requirement via a computer science credit may encourage more student to pursue computer science coursework. This Education Trends report is an update to the original report released in April 2015 and explores state policies that allow or require districts to apply…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Computer Science Education, Educational Trends
Kunz, William – NCSSSMST Journal, 2008
Success begets success and opportunity begets opportunity. This principle is something that the author sees at work in his own life. One example of opportunities begetting opportunities is the experience he had at the Academy of Science and Technology to practice his programming skills. The Academy served as a great training ground for what would…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Biotechnology, Science Fairs, Programming
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Doerschuk, Peggy; Liu, Jiangjiang; Mann, Judith – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2011
If we are to attract more women and minorities to computing we must engage students at an early age. As part of its mission to increase participation of women and underrepresented minorities in computing, the Increasing Student Participation in Research Development Program (INSPIRED) conducts computing academies for high school students. The…
Descriptors: Role Models, Females, Student Participation, High School Students
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Felleisen, Matthias; Findler, Robert Bruce; Flatt, Matthew; Krishnamurthi, Shriram – Computer Science Education, 2004
The TeachScheme! Project aims to reform three aspects of introductory programming courses in secondary schools. First, we use a design method that asks students to develop programs in a stepwise fashion such that each step produces a well-specified intermediate product. Second, we use an entire series of sublanguages, not just one. Each element of…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, Program Implementation