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Girls Who Code Program Evaluation: Final Report
| العنوان: | Girls Who Code Program Evaluation: Final Report |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Shuqiong Lin (ORCID |
| المصدر: | American Institutes for Research. 2024. |
| الإتاحة: | American Institutes for Research. 1400 Crystal Drive 10th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5001; e-mail: inquiry@air.org; Web site: https://www.air.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Reports - Research Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Females, Womens Education, Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Computer Science Education, Postsecondary Education, High School Students, LGBTQ People, Majors (Students), Student Characteristics, Student Interests, Minority Group Students, Gender Differences, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Coding |
| مستخلص: | The American Institutes for Research® (AIR®) partnered with Girls Who Code (GWC) to conduct an independent study evaluating the effectiveness of two GWC summer virtual programs, the Summer Immersion Program (SIP) and the Self-Paced Program (SPP), on promoting the pursuit of Computer Science (CS)-related postsecondary education for high school female and non-binary students. Employing a quasi-experimental design with inverse propensity score weighting technique, this study compared SIP and SPP participants with similar students who were waitlisted on the likelihood of majoring in a CS-related field. By analyzing publicly available National Student Clearinghouse data and GWC program records for the years 2020--2022, the study yielded two key findings. First, on average, both SIP and SPP participants were significantly more likely to major in a CS-related field (by 13.2 percentage points and 11.5 percentage points, respectively) than comparison students. Second, both SIP and SPP consistently demonstrated positive effects on majoring in a CS-related field across most of the student groups examined, including White, Black or African American, and Hispanic or Latinx students; students who are historically underrepresented in computing; and students with little to no prior CS knowledge. To enhance program outcomes, the study proposed to recommendations: (a) exploring supplementary feedback mechanisms to gather insights from participants, including program exit interviews, focus groups and long-term alumni surveys; and (b) establishing a comprehensive evaluation system to track the program's impact on various outcomes by including additional mid-term outcomes, such as enrollment in CS-related Advanced Placement courses and successful completion of these courses. This paper includes appendices detailing the technical aspects of the study and additional findings from In-Person SIP summer programs and a pilot program previously implemented by GWC before the introduction of the virtual programs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | ED647331 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| الوصف غير متاح. |