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ERIC Number: EJ1281806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0899 3408
EISSN: N/A
Promoting Intentions to Persist in Computing: An Examination of Six Years of the EarSketch Program
Wanzer, Dana Linnell; McKlin, Tom; Freeman, Jason; Magerko, Brian; Lee, Taneisha
Computer Science Education, v30 n4 p394-419 2020
Background and Context: EarSketch was developed as a program to foster persistence in computer science with diverse student populations. Objective: To test the effectiveness of EarSketch in promoting intentions to persist, particularly among female students and under-represented minority students. Method: Meta-analyses, structural equation modeling, multi-level modeling, and qualitative analyses were performed to examine how participation in EarSketch and other factors affect students' intentions to persist in computing. Findings: Students significantly increased their intentions to persist in computing, g = 0.40[0.25,54], but examination within just the five quasi-experimental studies did not result in a significant difference for students in EarSketch compared to students not in EarSketch, g = 0.08[-0.07, 0.23]. Student attitudes towards computing and the perceived authenticity of the EarSketch environment significantly predicted intentions to persist in computing. Implications: Participation in computer science education can increase students' intentions to persist in programming, and EarSketch is one such program that can aid in these intentions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
Grant or Contract Numbers: CNS1138469; DUE1504293; DRL1417835