Upload
kris
View
44
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Attract More and Diverse Students to Your CS Courses. Joanne Cohoon, UVA & NCWIT. June 25, 2013. The Big Picture. What’s the problem? Stereotype threat What you can do Actively recruit Minimize stereotype threat Use messages that attract females Resources. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
The Big Picture
What’s the problem?» Stereotype threat
What you can do» Actively recruit
• Minimize stereotype threat• Use messages that attract females
» Resources
Recreation workers Recreational therapists Athletic trainers
Reporters, correspondents, broadcast news ana-lysts
Set & exhibit designers Interior designers Industrial designers
Graphic designersArchivists
Health educators
Survey researchers
Microbiologist
Zoologists
Atmospheric scientists
Biological technicians
Chemists & materials scien-tists
Conservation scientists
Economists
Environmental scientists Geographers
Geoscientists
Mining & geological engineersNuclear engineers
Petroleum engineers
SurveyorsAerospace engineers
Agricultural engineersBiomedical engineers
Cartographers
Chemical engineersCivil engineers
Elec & electonic engineers
Environmental engineers
Health and safety engineersIndustrial engineersMarine engineers Materials engineers
Mechanical engineersComputer hardware engineers
Computer programmers
Computer systems analysts
Network and computer systems admin
Software developersOperations research analysts
Human resources specialists
Market research analysts
Personal financial advisors
Accountants and auditors
Budget analystsCost estimators
Financial analystsMedical & health services mgrs
BLS Projected 2020 Occupational employment for jobs requiring college degree only
CS
Fear of confirming negative beliefs about my group …
» Hinders performance» Affects choices and
aspirations» Leads to harsh
personal standards, opting out if not met
Stereotypes can feel threatening
Correll 2004; Chasteen et al. 2005
Stereotype Threat: Easy to Trigger; Affects Motivated StudentsSome triggers
Gender imbalance in room
Stereotyped physical space
Attention called to gender
Stereotype Threat Masks AbilityRemove threat and women test better» Advanced calculus
course with 100 male, 57 female students
» No gender difference in course grades
» Significant difference in test performance without threat
Good, Aronson, Harder, 2008
Stereotype Threat Reduces Learning and Persistence»Note-taking skill reduced by stereotype threat
»Feelings of belonging impaired
Appel et al. 2011; Good et al. 2012
» Don’t speak up in groups or classes
» Reluctant to take leadership roles
» Discount their performance
Stereotype Threat has subtle negative effects too
Avoid triggering stereotype threat
Gender balance in room
Create a welcoming physicalspace
Do not call attention to gender
Link to girls’ existing interests & ambitions» Robots saving lives, cute
Take every opportunity to recruit» Joint projects
Photos on posters» People rather than things
Exhibits, Posters, Guest Speakers
Describe careers that spark women’s interestFlexibility: industry, geographySocially relevant Work with othersTime with familyJob projections High salariesSatisfied professionals
Computing offers exciting work that affects our world and the people in it
Create technology for
• Tracking endangered dolphins• Mobile forensics labs for instant analysis
at crime scenes• GPS systems that guide blind people• Scanning DNA for childhood diseases• Designing and displaying new fashions• Restoring and preserving art work
Source: dotdiva.org
Computer Scientists give back to their communitiesTechnology for human rights• Design secure databases to
record human rights abuses while shielding the identities of victims or witnesses
• Create tools that help ordinary people collect extraordinary amounts of money for important causes
1. Software Engineer2. Mathematician3. Actuary4. Statistician5. Computer Systems Analyst
According to CareerCast
Best Jobs in America 2011
Build confidence
Showcase successes of current & former students
“You’d be great at this”
Provide opportunities for experiencing success
Describe how the course promotes success
Emphasize Growth in Intelligence
The effort to master difficult material actually increases intellectual ability
See Carol Dweck’s work
Promote belonging, inclusivity Recruit in groups Have friends recruit
friends Use inclusive language Set-up a welcoming
physical environment Tell them you want them
to study computing
Describe opportunities for
Community serviceConference attendancePoster presentationOutreach projects
(Really, developing the identity of a computing expert)
Avoid mythbusting, geeks, cubicles, code monkeys, …
May actually create stereotypes
Once implanted, difficult to dislodge
See “How Warnings about False Claims Become Recommendations” www.acrwebsite.org/topic.asp?artid=250
“I’ve heard that before so it must be true”
Reach out!
Develop media, e.g., posters, announcements, videos
Show up at orientation / elective fairs Current students talk to prospective
students Clubs Advisors, other teachers, principals Parents
Seth’s Story
Excellent teacher in a failing high school12% girls in AP CSActively recruited Yearbook and Student
GovernmentExplained and demonstrated the value of CSAssured students they would succeed33% girls in AP CS + highest enrollment everNew school – even greater success (39% in AP CS)
Moral – Active recruiting works
Time Out for BrainstormingGenerate three ideas for how you will actively
recruit female students to your computing class
NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology
Our coalition includes more than 250 universities, corporations, and non-profits.
Mobilizing for Change: NCWIT
Free Resources to Help You Inform Others
Statistics about computing education and workforce in your area www.ncwit.org/edjobsmap