Investigation of African American Students' Learning and Web Programming Self-Efficacy and Their Perceptions of Web Programming

• In Event: Computer and Internet Applications in Education SIG Topics: Online and Digital Learning

Abstract

Computer programming has been included into computer literacy education in many countries in the last decade. This study examined the effects of gender and programming experience on web programming self-efficacy and learning self-efficacy among African-American students as well as their perceptions and attitudes towards coding/programming. The results showed that the African-American male students have significantly higher level of web programming self-efficacy than female students. However, the programming experience did not affect African-American students’ learning self-efficacy. Additionally, this study found that most of the African-American students' perceptions of coding/programming became positive after participating in the web design course. They thought the coding/programming skill is an important skill in their life and/or for their future careers.

Authors

• Yu-Tung Kuo, North Carolina A&T State University
  Presenting Author

• Yu-Chun Kuo, Rowan University
  Non-Presenting Author