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Sinclair, Jane, Butler, Matthew, Morgan, Michael and Kalvala, Sara (2015) Measures of student engagement in Computer Science. In: ITICSE '15, Vilnius, Lithuania, 4-8 Jul 2015 . Published in: ITiCSE '15 Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education 242-247 . ISBN 9781450334402. doi:10.1145/2729094.2742586
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2729094.2742586
Abstract
Data relating to university students’ engagement is collected internationally via several large-scale student surveys such as the North American National Survey of Student Engagement. The instruments employed measure the extent to which students put their efforts into activities associated with effective learning. It is claimed that these process measures act as a reliable proxy for student attainment, and there appears to be some evidence to support this. So far, there has been little work done to investigate engagement instruments and the data they generate from a subject perspective. This paper brings together data relating to Computer Science (CS) across the range of major engagement surveys. The results of this meta-analysis appear to indicate that CS rates lower than average on many of the major engagement benchmarks and in some cases, considerably so. Particular benchmark areas giving cause for concern are identified prompting questions as to how these results should be interpreted and used in the context of a particular learning domain. We also critique aspects of the surveys themselves, suggesting that further research is needed to better understand their appropriateness for individual subjects or for groups of subjects with shared traits. The paper argues that more qualitative data is required and that other measures (such as student expectation and some subject-specific measures) are needed for a greater understanding of the CS student experience.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Computer science -- Study and teaching | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | ITiCSE '15 Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education | ||||
Publisher: | ACM | ||||
ISBN: | 9781450334402 | ||||
Official Date: | 22 June 2015 | ||||
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Page Range: | 242-247 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1145/2729094.2742586 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 January 2016 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 January 2016 | ||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
Title of Event: | ITICSE '15 | ||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
Location of Event: | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | 4-8 Jul 2015 | ||||
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