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Spatial skills training in introductory computing

Broadening participation in STEM

Cooper S.
GSID: ppbV3TADZt8J
S Cooper, K Wang, M Israni, S Sorby - Proceedings of the eleventh …, 2015 - dl.acm.org

This paper explores the question as to whether there is a relationship between a student's spatial abilities and her achievement in learning to program. After noting that there does seem to be a correlation, the paper explores the impact...

Evaluating the educational impact of visualization

Science education

Cooper S, Koldehofe B, Naps T, Rößling G.
GSID: L_WwTIM1fQ4J
T Naps, S Cooper, B Koldehofe, C Leska, G Rößling… - Acm sigcse …, 2003 - dl.acm.org

The educational impact of visualization depends not only on how well students learn when they use it, but also on how widely it is used by instructors. Instructors believe that …

Using experiential learning to inspire, educate, and empower underrepresented undergraduates in STEM

STEM and underrepresented

Cooper RA, Ding D, Goldberg MR.
GSID: 2fbZGWxwL1wJ
MR Goldberg, RA Cooper, D Ding… - 2011 ASEE Annual …, 2011 - peer.asee.org

… s REU program which has advanced underrepresented students through theSTEM pipeline and … in STEM education, and retentionand promotion of underrepresented students in STEM. …

A pre-college professional development program

pre-college

Cooper S, Lewis D.
GSID: qsS7rFEYbLwJ
S Cooper, W Dann, D Lewis, P Lawhead… - Proceedings of the 16th …, 2011 - dl.acm.org

… There is a second interest towards trying to expose more pre-college students to computing. … were aware that Alice was being taught in pre-college (we guessed mainly in high school). …

A future for computing education research

STEM and "broadening participation"

Cooper S, Grover S, Guzdial M.
GSID: _8h9P-5rz88J
S Cooper, S Grover, M Guzdial, B Simon - Communications of the ACM, 2014 - dl.acm.org

… : broadening participation, computing in K–12 (primary and secondary), computing in STEM … The focus in CER on broadening participation makes CER different from other discipline-…

STEM DEVELOPMENT: PREDICTORS FOR 6TH-12TH GRADE GIRLS'INTEREST AND CONFIDENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATH

Broadening participation in STEM

Cooper R.
GSID: 0ExgUfgz048J
CA Heaverlo, R Cooper… - Journal of Women and …, 2013 - dl.begellhouse.com

In order to increase the representation of women in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, it is important to understand the developmental factors that impact girls' interest and confidence in STEM academics and extracurricular programs. Research indicates...

K--12 computational learning

k-12

Cooper S.
GSID: ztqjm_EKAiwJ
S Cooper, LC Pérez, D Rainey - Communications of the ACM, 2010 - dl.acm.org

… While we can live with such definitions/descriptions in the higher education arena, we struggle with these notions of computational thinking in the K–12 arena (note that we primarily consider K–12 education within the US). Several concerns spring to...

Designing for deeper learning in a blended computer science course for middle school students

middle school

Grover S, Pea R, Cooper S.
GSID: k0Ql8ZohtK8J
S Grover, R Pea, S Cooper - Computer science education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis

… middle school. Titled “Foundations for Advancing Computational Thinking” (FACT), the course aims to prepare and motivate middle school … years) in a public school, sought to examine …

A human information processing perspective on software maintenance

program design

Cooper RB.
GSID: c-wEziXiUVkJ
S Ramanujan, RB Cooper - Omega, 1994 - Elsevier

Resources allocated to software maintenance constitute a major portion of the total lifecycle cost of a system and can affect the ability of a firm to react to dynamic environments. This …

An exploration of the potential for mathematical experiences in informal learning environments

informal learning

Cooper S.
GSID: GbNVj8vsfE8J
S Cooper - Visitor Studies, 2011 - Taylor & Francis

… As a starting point, the focus of the research for this study was on the physical context of existing exhibits in informal learning environments and the potential for the promotion of mathematical experiences for young learners (5–12 years...

The Importance of Computing Education Research

Broadening participation informal stem education

Cooper S, Forbes J, Fox A, Hambrusch S, Ko A.
GSID: wXgUpUhSYYkJ
S Cooper, J Forbes, A Fox, S Hambrusch, A Ko… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2016 - arxiv.org

Interest in computer science is growing. As a result, computer science (CS) and related departments are experiencing an explosive increase in undergraduate enrollments and …

Learning to Program with Alice, Brief Edition

program design

Cooper S.
GSID: VLk2_HbcoS8J
WP Dann, S Cooper, R Pausch - 2006 - dl.acm.org

… I loaded Alice on a personal computer (PC) operating under Microsoft Vista; although the upload concluded with error messages and warnings, the program ran flawlessly. The book is designed to be flexible, and suggestions are made for adapting...

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