Measuring the Efficacy of Large-Scale Computer Science Efforts in K–12 Settings: Strategies and Challenges

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

In 2016, the White House launched the Computer Science for All Initiative investing billions in states and districts to increase access to high quality CS opportunities in K-12 education. While efforts to expand access to CS training and coursework in the K-12 space have proliferated across the country, there is still much to be known about how to measure the efficacy of these efforts and their potential impact on teachers, classrooms, and students. This symposium will help fill this gap by presenting the work of CS education researchers who are studying current CS initiatives as well as developing instruments that might be used across studies to understand the efficacy of CS initiatives within and beyond their local contexts.

Sub Unit

• Division C - Learning and Instruction / Division C - Section 1e: Engineering and Computer Science

Chair

• Dixie Ching, New York University

Papers

• Measuring Computer Science Opportunities in Schools Across a District-Wide CS4All Initiative - Adriana Villavicencio, New York University; Cheri L. Fancsali, Research Alliance for New York City Schools

• Measuring Teacher Participation Across National Science Foundation CS10K-Funded Professional Development Providers - Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group

• Measuring the Quality of Computer Science Education Through Classroom Implementation and Student Success - Tom McKlin, The Findings Group

• Building Common Measures Through a Networked Improvement Community Among Computer Science Education Researchers - Kathleen C. Haynie, Haynie Research and Evaluation

Discussant

• Leigh Ann DeLyser, CSforALL