Abstract:Philip Sadler holds a B.S. in Physics from MIT and an Ed.D. from Harvard. He co-authored the first integrated computer and laboratory introductory calculus course in 1975. He has taught middle school mathematics, engineering, and science and both undergraduate science and graduate teaching courses at Harvard. His research interests include assessment of students' misconceptions and how they change with instruction, K-12 curriculum development, the transition to college of students who wish to purse STEM career… Show more
“…These results were similar to the self-efficacy pre-test results on the LAESE Engineering Self-Efficacy II scale (confidence in abilities). Statistically significant differences were found between mathematics cohort and test group using a one-way ANOVA (Table 4. 1). No significant differences were found between genders on this scale.…”
Section: Research Question 1 411 Self-efficacymentioning
“…These results were similar to the self-efficacy pre-test results on the LAESE Engineering Self-Efficacy II scale (confidence in abilities). Statistically significant differences were found between mathematics cohort and test group using a one-way ANOVA (Table 4. 1). No significant differences were found between genders on this scale.…”
Section: Research Question 1 411 Self-efficacymentioning
“…Leadership commitment is essential to enable and sustain changes. As reported by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Extension Services for Undergraduate Programs (ES-UP), institutional policies and support from administration are required for long-lasting change [3]. The BRAID (Building, Recruiting, and Inclusion for Diversity) initiative, co-led by AnitaB.org and Harvey Mudd College, provides a platform for BRAID schools and BRAID affiliates to implement the BRAID commitments, under the leadership of department chairs since 2014 [24].…”
Section: Culture Change In the Department: The Five Strategiesmentioning
received his Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of South Florida with a focus on sentiment analysis in peer review. He is the first author of five peer-reviewed papers and a reviewer of two software engineering textbooks. Dr. Beasley has received the ASEE State of Engineering Education in 25 Years Award and USF Spirit of Innovation Award. He plays the guitar and has spent five summers as a volunteer English teacher in Taiwan. Dr. Beasley joined the University of South Florida as an Instructor in August 2020.
“…Effective messaging is vital for recruiting. Focus on broadly appealing aspects of computing such as collaboration and application to real-world, socially relevant problems [4], [5], [6], and avoid perpetuating stereotypes of computing that are off-putting or lead women to believe they won't fit in [7], [8]. For marketing materials and websites, choose images that show diverse people working together on interesting projects, and emphasize the wide variety of careers in computing.…”
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She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interests focus on the communication of scientific information and gender issues in computing and technology.
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