Estimating the Effect of a Teacher Training Program on Advanced Placement® Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Richard S.; Brown, Emily Anne
Titel	Estimating the Effect of a Teacher Training Program on Advanced Placement® Outcomes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2 (2019) 4, (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2513-8359
Schlagwörter	Instructional Effectiveness; Teacher Education Programs; Advanced Placement; Outcome Measures; Coding; Computer Science Education; Faculty Development; Experimental Groups; Control Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtserfolg; Codierung; Programmierung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht
Abstract	This study employs a potential outcomes modeling approach to estimate the effect of Code.org's Professional Learning Program on Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles test taking and qualifying score earned for a recent cohort of 167 schools compared to a matched group of comparison schools. Results indicate substantial and significant increases in both Computer Science AP test taking and qualifying score earning for all students. In addition, the significant effects were even greater for Computer Science AP test taking and qualifying score earned by female and minority students when impact ratios are analyzed separately. This study provides evidence of a teacher training program that is having a significant and important impact on preparing more students to succeed in computer science and improve the future of computer science education in this country. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools. 83 Dollis Road, London N3 1RD, UK. 2-mail: info@ijcses.org; Web site: http://www.ijcses.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01