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The Exploring Computer Science Course, Attendance and Math Achievement

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Daniel W. Lewis,

Lisa Kohne,

Timothy Mechlinski,

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ITiCSE '15: Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

Pages 147 - 152

https://doi.org/10.1145/2729094.2742598

Published: 22 June 2015 Publication History

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Exploring Computer Science (ECS) is a high school curriculum that was designed to be more inclusive and engaging for all students, especially women and students of color who have typically been under-represented in the discipline. The course uses an inquiry-based approach that is expected to improve students' problem solving skills. Students who enrolled in ECS at ten high schools in San Jose, California were monitored over a three-year period to investigate possible relationships between participation in ECS, attendance rates, and scores on standardized math tests. Results show a statistically significant difference between ECS participants and their peers in both areas for two of three project years. Additional study is recommended to explore whether there is a causal relationship.

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June 2015

370 pages

ISBN:9781450334402

DOI:10.1145/2729094

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Vilnius University, Lithuania
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Berlin Freie University, Germany
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Vilnius University, Lithuania

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