Conducting High-quality Education Research in Computing (2025 SIGCSE Affiliated Event)
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Join us on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 1-5pm EST, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (the day before ACM SIGCSE) for a workshop on conducting high-quality education research designed to help address disparities in computing education. If you attended last year’s session, you are welcome to attend this session as well with four different topics. […]
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“But They Just Aren’t Interested in Computer Science” (Part One)
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Written By: Julie Smith Note: this post is part of a series about the most-cited research studies related to K12 computer science education. When discussions about the lack of women in tech occur, it is sometimes observed that the disparities exist because girls just aren’t as interested in studying computer science in school and women […]
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National Intern Day- Intern Shout Out
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Last week was National Intern Day, which gave me another reason to reflect on the many students I’ve worked with over the last seven years contributing to the K-12 CS Education Research Resource Center on our site. The Resource Center has been under development since 2017. Originally funded under a National Science Foundation grant and […]
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Learning Isn’t Observable. So How Do We Measure It?
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Written By: Julie Smith Note: This post is the second in an occasional series about learning analytics, based on the Handbook of Learning Analytics. We measure learning constantly – think of grades on spelling quizzes, SAT scores, and the bar exam. But it’s worth remembering that learning itself cannot be observed in the same way […]
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Learning Analytics: What Is It?
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Written by: Julie Smith, PhD, Senior Education Researcher, IACE Note: This post is the first in an occasional series about learning analytics, based on the Handbook of Learning Analytics. Concepts that are difficult to define are sometimes compared to trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. That analogy could certainly apply to learning analytics – […]
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Attending SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2023? We’ll be there!
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We’ll be actively engaged in the 2023 SIGCSE Technical Symposium (TS) in Toronto. If you’d like to learn more about the work we have recently been engaged in, be sure to stop any of our sessions. Only our workshop requires registration. Day/TimeTypeRoomTitle Wednesday, March 15, 7-10pm Workshop 713 Creating and Modifying Existing Surveys to […]
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Community Listening Sessions
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Given the recent discussions across asynchronous platforms this past week, many related to feedback from SIGCSE TS reviews, we have set up two listening sessions for community members to talk about their experiences and perspectives. The listening sessions are an opportunity to share concerns about barriers within the community that prevent researchers from reaching their […]
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Connecting K-5 Students to Integrated Computer Science
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We recently partnered with Code.org to conduct a national study that focuses on how K-5 teachers integrated computer science (CS) into their curriculum. Why? Well, Code.org is working on a new and unique CS curriculum called Computer Science Connections. The goal of their curriculum is to teach computing by making critical connections between learning CS […]
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Computer Science Teachers’ Problems of Practice: Solve This!
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In 2021 we received funding from a ACM SIGCSE Special Projects Grant, with our colleague Dr. Michelle Friend (University of Nebraska – Omaha) for a project we called: Solve this! Problems of practice teachers face in K-12 CS Education. Since then we have been working on gathering, analyzing, and disseminating the findings. Overall, our goal […]
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CS Teachers’ Reflection on the CSTA K-12 Teacher Standards
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This past summer, IACE had the opportunity to partner with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and CREATE, a research center at the University of California, San Diego, to develop an assessment of teachers’ understanding and use of the CSTA K-12 CS Teacher Standards. As part of this process, we wanted to understand how the […]
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