TY - GEN
T1 - Reaching out to Diverse Learners with Non-Formal Workshops on Computing Concepts and Skills
AU - Peña, Joslenne
AU - Rosson, Mary Beth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Females, racial minorities, and other diverse individuals face many challenges in learning to program. Researchers have investigated these challenges for many years, yet participation by these groups continues to be low. Our action research project is investigating a non-formal learning activity for female and gender-diverse faculty, staff, and students in a university setting. Using surveys, observations and focus groups, we probed learners' experiences, to examine the short-and longer-term impacts of the workshop. We observed increases in self-efficacy and predictions of future use of programming; trepidation about computing decreased. We discuss the need to offer learning spaces for skills that can empower members of these groups.
AB - Females, racial minorities, and other diverse individuals face many challenges in learning to program. Researchers have investigated these challenges for many years, yet participation by these groups continues to be low. Our action research project is investigating a non-formal learning activity for female and gender-diverse faculty, staff, and students in a university setting. Using surveys, observations and focus groups, we probed learners' experiences, to examine the short-and longer-term impacts of the workshop. We observed increases in self-efficacy and predictions of future use of programming; trepidation about computing decreased. We discuss the need to offer learning spaces for skills that can empower members of these groups.
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U2 - 10.1109/VLHCC.2019.8818931
DO - 10.1109/VLHCC.2019.8818931
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85078940959
T3 - Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC
SP - 193
EP - 197
BT - Proceedings - 2019 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC 2019
A2 - Smith, Justin
A2 - Bogart, Christopher A.
A2 - Good, Judith
A2 - Fleming, Scott D.
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2019 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC 2019
Y2 - 14 October 2019 through 18 October 2019
ER -