ERIC Number: EJ1309701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 30
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0899 3408
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Helping Teachers Make Equitable Decisions: Effects of the TEC Rubric on Teachers' Evaluations of a Computing Curriculum
Coenraad, Merijke; Hopcraft, Connor; Jozefowicz, Jane; Franklin, Diana; Palmer, Jen; Weintrop, David
Computer Science Education, v31 n3 p400-429 2021
Background and Context: Educators make consequential curricular decisions, often with little support, particularly as it relates to equity and how to support all students. Objective: This paper investigates the use of a rubric to support educators evaluating computer science curricula, especially with regards to equity. Method: Seventeen in-service elementary teachers evaluated a computer science curriculum with and without the Teacher Accessibility, Equity, and Content (TEC) Rubric. We examine teachers' responses to prompts and completed TEC Rubrics to understand if and how the rubric supported their evaluations. Findings: The TEC Rubric helped teachers attend not only to curricular factors related to instructional design but also to issues of equity and accessibility and to identify opportunities to draw on the cultural resources of students and their communities. Implications: We contribute evidence supporting curricular evaluation instruments, specifically the TEC Rubric, and their use to direct teachers' attention to attributes of equitable computing instruction.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Decision Making, Scoring Rubrics, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: CNS1738758