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SIGCSE ’18: 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2018

This study investigated patterns in the development of computational thinking practices in the co... more This study investigated patterns in the development of computational thinking practices in the context of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program, a high school introductory CS course and professional development program designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around CS concepts. Past research indicates that the personal relevance of the ECS experience influences students' expectancy-value towards computer science. Expectancy-value is a construct that is predictive of career choices. We extended our research to examine whether expectancy-value influences the development of computational thinking practices. This study took place in the context of two ECS implementation projects across two states. Twenty teachers, who implemented ECS in 2016–17, participated in the research. There were 906 students who completed beginning and end of year surveys and assessments. The surveys included demographic questions, a validated expectancy-value scale, and questions about students' course experiences. The assessments were developed and validated by SRI International as a companion to the ECS course. Overall, student performance statistically increased from pretest to posttest with effect size of 0.74. There were no statistically significant differences in performance by gender or race/ethnicity. These results are consistent with earlier findings that a personally relevant course experience positively influences students' expectancy for success. These results expanded on prior research by indicating that students' expectancy-value for computer science positively influenced student learning.

American Educational Research Association, 2018

This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelih... more This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelihood that students of all races and gender would pursue further computer science coursework in high school. ECS is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. The results indicate that students who pursued ECS as their first course were more likely to pursue another course relative to taking a traditional course as the first course.

This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelih... more This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelihood that students of all races and gender would pursue further computer science coursework in high school. ECS is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. If the course provides a meaningful and relevant experience, it will increase students' expectancies of success as well as increase their perceived value for the field of computer science. Using survey research, we sought to measure whether the relevance of students' course experiences influenced their expectancies and value and whether those attitudes predicted whether students pursued further computer science coursework. The results indicate that students whose course experience increased expectancies for success were more likely to take another course.

Papers by Dale Reed

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces - IUI '00, 2000

Dale Reed University of Illinois at Chicago, EECS Dept. 851 S. Morgan St. (M/C 154) Chicago, IL 6... more Dale Reed University of Illinois at Chicago, EECS Dept. 851 S. Morgan St. (M/C 154) Chicago, IL 60607-7053 USA (312) 413-9478 reed @I uic.edu ... ABSTRACT This paper describes an intelligent interface to assist in the expert perceptual task of sound equalization.

Proceedings. Twenty-Second Annual conference Frontiers in Education, 1992

Knowledge-Based Systems, 2001

Proceedings of the 35th Sigcse Technical Symposium, 2004

ABSTRACT Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students an... more ABSTRACT Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students and teachers. For this to work well there must be an intuitive interface coupled to an appropriate set of focused examples. The examples then provide the scaffolding to enable students' ...

When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable aca... more When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable academic positions within the same geographic area. In the end I had to choose between two good offers -a lecturer position in computer science at the University of Illinois Chicago ( UIC ), or an assistant professor position at a different university. The two positions involved similar salaries, teaching duties, and opportunities for research. As a lecturer at UIC I am allowed to direct undergraduate and MS research projects, but not Ph.D. projects, ( partially because my own Ph.D. is in a different field. ) As an assistant professor at the other university I would have been allowed to direct Ph.D. students, but they were just getting ready to start their Ph.D. program, so there would not ( initially ) have been any Ph.D. students available to direct. Basically, my choice was between a tenure-track position at a teaching-oriented university and a non tenure-track teaching position at a more research-oriented university.

When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable aca... more When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable academic positions within the same geographic area. In the end I had to choose between two good offers -a lecturer position in computer science at the University of Illinois Chicago ( UIC ), or an assistant professor position at a different university. The two positions involved similar salaries, teaching duties, and opportunities for research. As a lecturer at UIC I am allowed to direct undergraduate and MS research projects, but not Ph.D. projects, ( partially because my own Ph.D. is in a different field. ) As an assistant professor at the other university I would have been allowed to direct Ph.D. students, but they were just getting ready to start their Ph.D. program, so there would not ( initially ) have been any Ph.D. students available to direct. Basically, my choice was between a tenure-track position at a teaching-oriented university and a non tenure-track teaching position at a more research-oriented university.

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 2003

Abstract The World Wide Web is increasingly becoming an integrated extension of users&amp... more Abstract The World Wide Web is increasingly becoming an integrated extension of users' computing environments, with content indexed and retrieved through Web browsers. Web browsers are increasingly being used as computer science curriculum delivery mechanism, for both ...

Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE …, 2004

Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students and teacher... more Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students and teachers. For this to work well there must be an intuitive interface coupled to an appropriate set of focused examples. The examples then provide the scaffolding to enable students' ...

Proceedings of the 46th Acm Technical Symposium, Feb 24, 2015

Proceedings of the 46th Acm Technical Symposium, Feb 24, 2015

Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE '15, 2015

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), 2015

Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - SIGCSE '15, 2015

Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - SIGCSE '15, 2015

Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education - SIGCSE '13, 2013

SIGCSE ’18: 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2018

This study investigated patterns in the development of computational thinking practices in the co... more This study investigated patterns in the development of computational thinking practices in the context of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program, a high school introductory CS course and professional development program designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around CS concepts. Past research indicates that the personal relevance of the ECS experience influences students' expectancy-value towards computer science. Expectancy-value is a construct that is predictive of career choices. We extended our research to examine whether expectancy-value influences the development of computational thinking practices. This study took place in the context of two ECS implementation projects across two states. Twenty teachers, who implemented ECS in 2016–17, participated in the research. There were 906 students who completed beginning and end of year surveys and assessments. The surveys included demographic questions, a validated expectancy-value scale, and questions about students' course experiences. The assessments were developed and validated by SRI International as a companion to the ECS course. Overall, student performance statistically increased from pretest to posttest with effect size of 0.74. There were no statistically significant differences in performance by gender or race/ethnicity. These results are consistent with earlier findings that a personally relevant course experience positively influences students' expectancy for success. These results expanded on prior research by indicating that students' expectancy-value for computer science positively influenced student learning.

American Educational Research Association, 2018

This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelih... more This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelihood that students of all races and gender would pursue further computer science coursework in high school. ECS is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. The results indicate that students who pursued ECS as their first course were more likely to pursue another course relative to taking a traditional course as the first course.

This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelih... more This study investigated the impact of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) program on the likelihood that students of all races and gender would pursue further computer science coursework in high school. ECS is designed to foster deep engagement through equitable inquiry around computer science concepts. If the course provides a meaningful and relevant experience, it will increase students' expectancies of success as well as increase their perceived value for the field of computer science. Using survey research, we sought to measure whether the relevance of students' course experiences influenced their expectancies and value and whether those attitudes predicted whether students pursued further computer science coursework. The results indicate that students whose course experience increased expectancies for success were more likely to take another course.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces - IUI '00, 2000

Dale Reed University of Illinois at Chicago, EECS Dept. 851 S. Morgan St. (M/C 154) Chicago, IL 6... more Dale Reed University of Illinois at Chicago, EECS Dept. 851 S. Morgan St. (M/C 154) Chicago, IL 60607-7053 USA (312) 413-9478 reed @I uic.edu ... ABSTRACT This paper describes an intelligent interface to assist in the expert perceptual task of sound equalization.

Proceedings. Twenty-Second Annual conference Frontiers in Education, 1992

Knowledge-Based Systems, 2001

Proceedings of the 35th Sigcse Technical Symposium, 2004

ABSTRACT Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students an... more ABSTRACT Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students and teachers. For this to work well there must be an intuitive interface coupled to an appropriate set of focused examples. The examples then provide the scaffolding to enable students' ...

When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable aca... more When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable academic positions within the same geographic area. In the end I had to choose between two good offers -a lecturer position in computer science at the University of Illinois Chicago ( UIC ), or an assistant professor position at a different university. The two positions involved similar salaries, teaching duties, and opportunities for research. As a lecturer at UIC I am allowed to direct undergraduate and MS research projects, but not Ph.D. projects, ( partially because my own Ph.D. is in a different field. ) As an assistant professor at the other university I would have been allowed to direct Ph.D. students, but they were just getting ready to start their Ph.D. program, so there would not ( initially ) have been any Ph.D. students available to direct. Basically, my choice was between a tenure-track position at a teaching-oriented university and a non tenure-track teaching position at a more research-oriented university.

When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable aca... more When my wife completed her post-doc we again went on the job market, looking for two suitable academic positions within the same geographic area. In the end I had to choose between two good offers -a lecturer position in computer science at the University of Illinois Chicago ( UIC ), or an assistant professor position at a different university. The two positions involved similar salaries, teaching duties, and opportunities for research. As a lecturer at UIC I am allowed to direct undergraduate and MS research projects, but not Ph.D. projects, ( partially because my own Ph.D. is in a different field. ) As an assistant professor at the other university I would have been allowed to direct Ph.D. students, but they were just getting ready to start their Ph.D. program, so there would not ( initially ) have been any Ph.D. students available to direct. Basically, my choice was between a tenure-track position at a teaching-oriented university and a non tenure-track teaching position at a more research-oriented university.

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 2003

Abstract The World Wide Web is increasingly becoming an integrated extension of users&amp... more Abstract The World Wide Web is increasingly becoming an integrated extension of users' computing environments, with content indexed and retrieved through Web browsers. Web browsers are increasingly being used as computer science curriculum delivery mechanism, for both ...

Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE …, 2004

Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students and teacher... more Finding just the right example to answer a question can be difficult for CS1 students and teachers. For this to work well there must be an intuitive interface coupled to an appropriate set of focused examples. The examples then provide the scaffolding to enable students' ...

Proceedings of the 46th Acm Technical Symposium, Feb 24, 2015

Proceedings of the 46th Acm Technical Symposium, Feb 24, 2015

Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE '15, 2015

2015 Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), 2015

Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - SIGCSE '15, 2015

Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - SIGCSE '15, 2015

Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education - SIGCSE '13, 2013