Changing Perceptions of Computer Science
dc.contributor.author | Sauls, Jaimie Elizabeth | |
dc.creator | Sauls, Jaimie Elizabeth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-18T19:40:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-18T19:40:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sauls, Jaimie Elizabeth. (2012). Changing Perceptions of Computer Science (Bachelor's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA). | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/244791 | |
dc.description.abstract | Students misperceive computer science as only programming; such misperceptions may contribute to students' negative views and reluctance to join this field of study. The Laboratory for Computer Science creates online lessons for high school students that introduce computing theories in an interactive way. A study was conducted to examine how students' perceptions of computer science change upon completion of these labs. The focus of the study is on the student's perspective of computer science and their place in the field irrespective of their identification with a specific minority group. Identifying whether the stigmas of stereotypes are present with the students that experience these lessons and whether a deeper knowledge of the underlying theories in computer science will change these views is the goal. Based on the student feedback from this study, a standardized method of developing and organizing these student labs was proposed and used to create a series of four labs on Little's Law. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
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dc.title | Changing Perceptions of Computer Science | en_US |
dc.type | text | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | bachelors | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Honors College | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Computer Science | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | B.S. | en_US |
dc.description.admin-note | Removed permission form from PDF and replaced file June 2023 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-05-17T23:43:51Z | |
html.description.abstract | Students misperceive computer science as only programming; such misperceptions may contribute to students' negative views and reluctance to join this field of study. The Laboratory for Computer Science creates online lessons for high school students that introduce computing theories in an interactive way. A study was conducted to examine how students' perceptions of computer science change upon completion of these labs. The focus of the study is on the student's perspective of computer science and their place in the field irrespective of their identification with a specific minority group. Identifying whether the stigmas of stereotypes are present with the students that experience these lessons and whether a deeper knowledge of the underlying theories in computer science will change these views is the goal. Based on the student feedback from this study, a standardized method of developing and organizing these student labs was proposed and used to create a series of four labs on Little's Law. |