PROJECT TITLE :

The Impact of the Exploring Computer Science Instructional Model in Chicago Public Schools

ABSTRACT:

As half of the Taste of Computing project, the Exploring Pc Science (ECS) tutorial model has been expanded to many high faculties in the Chicago Public Schools system. The authors report on initial outcomes showing that students price the ECS course experience, resulting in increased awareness of and interest in the sector of pc science. The authors also compare these results by race and gender. The info provide a sensible basis for exploring the impact of meaningful computer science instruction on students from groups underrepresented in computing; of many hundred students surveyed, nearly 0.5 were feminine, and over 0.5 were Hispanic or African American.