Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls

Cassandra Scharber; Lana Peterson; Yu Hui Chang; Sarah Barksdale; Ramya Sivaraj; Angelina Constantine; Jennifer Englund

Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls

Cassandra Scharber, Lana Peterson, Yu Hui Chang, Sarah Barksdale, Ramya Sivaraj, Angelina Constantine, Jennifer Englund

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Abstract

SciGirls Code is a project comprised of 16 STEM outreach programs that provided 160+ middle school girls with computational thinking (CT) and coding skills between September 2017-June 2018. The research study investigates the ways in which these learning experiences impact girls’ development of CT; interest and attitudes toward computer science; and their understandings of how participation in creation with technology impacts themselves and the world around them. Utilizing a qualitative multi-site case study design, the study found that a connected learning approach boosted the development of girls’ CT skills, positively impacted attitudes towards computing pathways/careers, and increased understandings of computational participation. In addition, the educational experiences happening throughout the SciGirls Code program exemplifies the 4E learning model. Implications include how technology can be leveraged towards creating an inherently collaborative setting, acknowledging social, emotional, cultural, technological, and cognitive intersections in learning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	A Wide Lens
Subtitle of host publication	Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings
Editors	Kristine Lund, Gerald P. Niccolai, Elise Lavoue, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Gahgene Gweon, Michael Baker
Publisher	International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
ISBN (Electronic)	9781732467248
State	Published - 2019
Event	13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings, CSCL 2019 - Lyon, France Duration: Jun 17 2019 → Jun 21 2019

Publication series

Name	Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	1573-4552

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings, CSCL 2019
Country/Territory	France
City	Lyon
Period	6/17/19 → 6/21/19

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Funding Information:
This research is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1543209.

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Scharber, C., Peterson, L., Chang, Y. H., Barksdale, S., Sivaraj, R., Constantine, A., & Englund, J. (2019). Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls. In K. Lund, G. P. Niccolai, E. Lavoue, C. Hmelo-Silver, G. Gweon, & M. Baker (Eds.), A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).

Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls. / Scharber, Cassandra; Peterson, Lana; Chang, Yu Hui et al.
A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings. ed. / Kristine Lund; Gerald P. Niccolai; Elise Lavoue; Cindy Hmelo-Silver; Gahgene Gweon; Michael Baker. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2019. (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Scharber, C, Peterson, L, Chang, YH, Barksdale, S, Sivaraj, R, Constantine, A & Englund, J 2019, Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls. in K Lund, GP Niccolai, E Lavoue, C Hmelo-Silver, G Gweon & M Baker (eds), A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL, vol. 2, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings, CSCL 2019, Lyon, France, 6/17/19.

Scharber C, Peterson L, Chang YH, Barksdale S, Sivaraj R, Constantine A et al. Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls. In Lund K, Niccolai GP, Lavoue E, Hmelo-Silver C, Gweon G, Baker M, editors, A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). 2019. (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL).

Scharber, Cassandra ; Peterson, Lana ; Chang, Yu Hui et al. / Scigirls code : Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls. A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings. editor / Kristine Lund ; Gerald P. Niccolai ; Elise Lavoue ; Cindy Hmelo-Silver ; Gahgene Gweon ; Michael Baker. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2019. (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL).

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Scigirls code: Computational participation and computer science with middle school girls

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