Technical Communication As Teaching: A Grounded Theory Study Of Cognitive Empathy And Audience Engagement Among Computer Science Majors In A Technical Communication Classroom

Rowan, Robert M.

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“…Classes in introductory and general CS modules are often very large, with first years commonly in lectures of over a hundred students. In their study of the gender-based confidence gap amongst STEM students, Sobel, Gilmartin & Sankar (2016) recommend reducing class sizes and not putting students who are "new to Computer Science in the same introductory classes as (mostly male) programmers with years of coding experience", some of whom report programming to be a "source of extra-curricular pleasure" (Rowan, 2015). Their findings, that female CS students are less likely to ask questions in class, may also apply to low-confidence males, and they recommend tools enabling anonymity to increase participation.…”

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In search of self-efficacy: development of a new instrument for first year Computer Science students

Bhardwaj

2017

Computer Science Education

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This study explores the changes in Computer Science (CS) students' self-efficacy between entering study and the end of first year of university. It aims to give course leaders insights into the everyday challenges that affect students' academic achievement and persistence into second year. The paper begins by proposing that the way CS is taught, the gender imbalance on CS courses, and the experience of the key transitional year into university might influence CS students' non-continuation. It adopts an academic buoyancy conceptualisation of resilience. Acknowledging the scarcity of instruments covering CS students' transition to university, the development of a new 20-item questionnaire is described, based on CS students' own contributions of the challenges they faced during first year. The instrument is administered twice in one session to the same cohort. Analysis of paired responses indicates a loss of confidence to overcome challenges in most aspects, particularly staying motivated to study.

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Section: Challenges Associated With Settings For Cs Teachingmentioning

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In search of self-efficacy: development of a new instrument for first year Computer Science students

Bhardwaj

2017

Computer Science Education

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Technical Communication As Teaching: A Grounded Theory Study Of Cognitive Empathy And Audience Engagement Among Computer Science Majors In A Technical Communication Classroom

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In search of self-efficacy: development of a new instrument for first year Computer Science students

In search of self-efficacy: development of a new instrument for first year Computer Science students

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