Can Sending First and Second Year Computing Students to Technical Conferences Help Retention?

Wright, Heather; Tamer, Burçin

doi:10.1145/3287324.3287349

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“…This may be especially important for fostering a computing leadership identity among upward transfer women. That is, while attending diversity conferences was not significantly associated with leadership identity in this study, sense of belonging was strongly associated with leadership identity for upward transfer women, and prior research documents the role identitybased conferences can play in fostering a sense of belonging for women in computing (e.g., Wright & Tamer, 2019).…”

Section: Looking To Existing Programing and Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 46%

Cultivating Community College Pathways to STEM Leadership: Examining the Relationships Between Gender, Upward Transfer, and Students’ Computing Leadership Identity

Blaney

2022

Community College Review

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Objective: Upward transfer pathways are an important mechanism for advancing gender equity in STEM. Yet, little is known about how students access lucrative STEM careers and leadership positions via community colleges. This study explores the factors that may promote computing leadership identity among upward transfer students, focusing specifically on gender differences in upward transfer computing student experiences. Methods: This study relies on longitudinal survey data from N = 1,955 computing majors across 15 universities in the United States. I used linear regression with tests of two- and three-way interaction terms to examine how factors associated with computing leadership identity might differ by upward transfer student status and gender. Results: Findings highlight how faculty mentorship, peer support, and involvement in student groups might shape leadership identity among all computing students. Other findings show that time spent working for pay is positively associated with leadership identity for non-transfers but negatively associated with leadership identity for upward transfer students. Significant three-way interactions show that parent career and sense of belonging in computing are uniquely associated with leadership identity for upward transfer women. Conclusions: This study identifies contextual factors that are uniquely associated with computing leadership identity for upward transfer students, while identifying ways in which institutions can increase upward transfer students’ access to college experiences that are positively associated with leadership identity for all students. Future directions for research are discussed, including opportunities for researchers to test the impact of specific interventions to promote leadership identity, aspirations, and behaviors for upward transfer students.

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Section: Looking To Existing Programing and Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 46%

Cultivating Community College Pathways to STEM Leadership: Examining the Relationships Between Gender, Upward Transfer, and Students’ Computing Leadership Identity

Blaney

2022

Community College Review

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“…Data are made publicly available to researchers upon request. The survey is administered annually to more than 140 participating institutions (Lewis et al, 2021;Wright & Tamer, 2019). The CERP survey is designed to measure "insights into student attrition and retention" (CRA, 2022, para.…”

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Evaluating the Reliability of a Social Presence Composite Construct for Online Computer Science Degree Programmes

Reichard,

Gumbo

2024

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As a contribution to ongoing discussions about the implications of social presence for online instruction technology, this study evaluated the reliability and validity of a composite social presence construct in online computer science programmes using archival data from the Computing Research Association’s (CRA) Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) Data Buddies Survey. Questions from the survey were aligned to three interdependent subconstructs of social presence proposed by Kreijns et al (2021). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to analyse the relationships between the subconstructs. Cronbach’s alpha was used to evaluate the internal consistency and reliability of the subconstructs of social presence, sociability, and social space, as well as the composite construct of social presence. The findings indicate that the social presence construct and its subconstructs are internally consistent and highly reliable, aligned with the CERP survey. Results indicated that the subconstructs are interrelated indicators of the perception of social presence in online computer science programmes. This study contributes to the literature concerning measuring social presence in online learning by providing a reliable and valid construct that can be used to assess the construct using different permutations of analysis on the CERP dataset.

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“…In many fields, graduate students mentored by a principal investigator (PI) are expected to disseminate their research at scientific meetings. Conference attendance is a valuable experience for undergraduate students, whether they are presenting research [11] or just beginning to learn about the field [12,13]. As mentors, you might be working with undergraduates, graduate students, or other staff who may be new to conferences.…”

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Ten simple rules for attending your first conference

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Conferences are a mainstay of most scientific disciplines, where scientists of all career stages come together to share cutting-edge ideas and approaches. If you do research, chances are you will attend one or more of these meetings in your career. Conferences are a microcosm of their discipline, and while conferences offer different perspectives in different disciplines, they all offer experiences that range from a casual chat waiting in line for coffee to watching someone present their groundbreaking, hot-off-the-press research. Here, we share tips for trainees and their mentors. Our recommendations are based on our experiences of attending conferences and mentoring students to improve their conference experiences. As you head to your first scientific conference, these rules will help you navigate the conference environment and make the most of your experience.

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Can Sending First and Second Year Computing Students to Technical Conferences Help Retention?

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Cultivating Community College Pathways to STEM Leadership: Examining the Relationships Between Gender, Upward Transfer, and Students’ Computing Leadership Identity

Cultivating Community College Pathways to STEM Leadership: Examining the Relationships Between Gender, Upward Transfer, and Students’ Computing Leadership Identity

Evaluating the Reliability of a Social Presence Composite Construct for Online Computer Science Degree Programmes

Ten simple rules for attending your first conference

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