Exploring Computer Science: A Case Study of School Reform
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This article will detail efforts to broaden participation in computing in urban schools through a comprehensive reform effort of curricular development, teacher professional development, and policy changes. Beginning with an account of the curricular development of Exploring Computer Science , we will describe the inquiry-based research that underlies these learning materials. Next, we argue that accompanying professional development that supports the curriculum is essential for supporting this inquiry-based approach to computer science instruction. We then explain the policy strategies used to designate this course as a college-preparatory elective and place it in 17 Los Angeles high schools. Finally, we share the initial results of how students experience this course and ongoing challenges encountered when working in the public school system. The article concludes with a discussion of how longitudinal reform effort requires a strong foundation and deep roots to successfully democratize computer science education.
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Goode and Margolis (2011) discussed that teachers exhibit knowledge, skill, and pedagogy gaps, which consequently inhibit efficient teaching.
“Goode and Margolis (2011) discussed that teachers exhibit knowledge, skill, and pedagogy gaps, which consequently inhibit efficient teaching.”
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In order to reduce the gap of knowledge and improve their instructional strategies, K-12 educators are encouraged to attend PD workshops.
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“For example, research studies in urban and suburban areas have shown that middle school students who learned physics in an inquiry-based setting outperformed their high school counterparts who were taught with more conventional methods [White and Fredrickson 1997; White and Frederiksen 1998].”
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Anwar, S., Bascou, N. A., Menekse, M., & Kardgar, A. (2019) · Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER) · doi:10.7771/2157-9288.1223 · Cited by 419 · see citing works
“Goode and Margolis (2011) discussed that teachers exhibit knowledge, skill, and pedagogy gaps, which consequently inhibit efficient teaching.”
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Kaila, E., Kurvinen, E., Lokkila, E., & Laakso, M.-J. (2016) · ACM Transactions on Computing Education · doi:10.1145/2906362 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
- Authors
- Goode, J., & Margolis, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Oregon (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- ORCID
- Goode, Joanna
- Venue
- ACM Transactions on Computing Education
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 1-16
- ISSN
- 1946-6226 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2076254283
- Cited by
- 172
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 11.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- ACM Transactions on Computing Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development
- Keywords
- computer science education, broadening participation in computing, urban schools, high school curriculum development, teacher professional development, inquiry-based learning, school policy, Los Angeles High School
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