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1. Cutting the Wait For CS Advice.

Author

Guzdial, Mark

Subjects
*FACULTY advisors, *COMPUTER science teachers, *COMPUTER science students, *PEER teaching, *CLASSROOM environment
Abstract

The author offers advice on how to reduce the wait time for college students seeking to meet with their computer science advisors. Topics covered include peer instruction, classroom environments, and pair programming methods of instruction.

Published
2019
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2. The Costs and Pleasures of a Computer Science Teacher.

Author

Guzdial, Mark and Meyer, Bertrand

Subjects
*COMPUTER science teachers, *OPPORTUNITY costs, *COMPUTER science education, *COLLEGE teacher recruitment, *TEACHERS' salaries
Abstract

The article discusses the opportunity costs of choosing to become a computer science (CS) teacher in the U.S. in relation to salaries. Topics include the recruitment of people with Ph.D.'s in computer science into industry jobs rather than higher education, the lack of available class in CS when faculty shortages exist, and the report "Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments" by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Published
2018
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3. Employing subgoals in computer programming education.

Author

Margulieux, Lauren E., Catrambone, Richard, and Guzdial, Mark

Subjects
COMPUTER programming education, COMPUTER science education, COMPUTER science students, COMPUTER science teachers, PROFESSIONAL education, PROBLEM solving
Abstract

The rapid integration of technology into our professional and personal lives has left many education systems ill-equipped to deal with the influx of people seeking computing education. To improve computing education, we are applying techniques that have been developed for other procedural fields. The present study applied such a technique, subgoal labeled worked examples, to explore whether it would improve programming instruction. The first two experiments, conducted in a laboratory, suggest that the intervention improves undergraduate learners’ problem-solving performance and affects how learners approach problem-solving. The third experiment demonstrates that the intervention has similar, and perhaps stronger, effects in an online learning environment with in-service K-12 teachers who want to become qualified to teach computing courses. By implementing this subgoal intervention as a tool for educators to teach themselves and their students, education systems could improve computing education and better prepare learners for an increasingly technical world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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4. Bringing Computer Science to U.S. Schools, State by State.

Author

Guzdial, Mark

Subjects
*COMPUTER science education, *COMPUTER science teachers, *NATIONAL programs for education, *UNITED States education system
Abstract

The article discuses the initiative Computer Science for All announced by U.S. President Barack Obama that aims to give every student an opportunity to learn computer science. Topics tackled are the proposals of leaders of the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance, the challenges to computer science education in states and territories including funding and the growing number of teachers, and the need for programs to broaden participation in computing.

Published
2016
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5. Plain Talk on Computing Education.

Author

Guzdial, Mark and Thompson, Alfred

Subjects
*COMPUTER science education, *OUTCOME-based education, *COMPUTER science teachers, *HIGH school curriculum
Abstract

The article explores the impact of the variety of learning outcomes and definitions on the teaching of computer science in the U.S. The author reflects on his experience dealing with the problem caused by many different learning outcomes while teaching computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. He also discusses the adoption of "Exploring CS" and "Advanced Placement in Computer Science Principles," two computer science courses for high schools being promoted by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Published
2015
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6. Teach the Teachers, and Contribute to Humanity.

Author

Guzdial, Mark and Fisher, Lawrence M.

Subjects
*COMPUTER science education, *COMPUTER science teachers, *TEACHER retention, *COMPUTER literacy, COMPUTER engineering education
Abstract

The author suggests for computer science (CS) education to focus on adults before teaching it to children. Topics discussed include Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) past president Vint Cerf's testimony before the U.S. Senate on the need for more CS education, the University of California at Los Angeles' (UCLA) working paper "The Revolving Door: CS for All and the Challenge of Teacher Retention" on the challenges of getting more schools and CS teachers and results of Lijun Ni's study on CS teacher identity.

Published
2014
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7. The Slow Evolution of CS for All, the Beauty of Programs.

Author

Guzdial, Mark and Hill, Robin K.

Subjects
*COMPUTER science education, *EDUCATION policy, *UNITED States education system, *AESTHETICS, *COMPUTER science teachers
Abstract

The article discusses the various steps being taken by several U.S. states including New York State, New Hampshire, and Utah to implement the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) computer science (CS) education initiative CS for All and the aesthetics of CS education and the concept of elegance in CS education. The article also discusses CS teacher certification.

Published
2017
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