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Evaluating Students' Experience in High School CS Education: A CAPE Framework-Based Approach

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Computer Science (CS) equity initiatives in high schools are increasingly common, but their evaluation remains challenging due to a lack of specialized assessment tools. Existing tools for general education evaluation often fail to address the unique aspects of CS education. This study addresses this gap by leveraging the Experience lens of the CAPE framework (Capacity, Access, Participation, and Experience) to develop a survey tool in collaboration with educators in a Researcher-Practitioner Partnership. These survey questions are designed to capture nuanced data about students' CS experiences, which generic survey tools could overlook.

Source: ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)

DOI: 10.1145/3641555.3705176

Authors: Manee Ngozi M Nnamani, Josh Sheldon, Deborah Boisvert, Justin Reich

Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Teaching and Learning Programming

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Universitas Brawijaya