@inproceedings{db21572be5804261887e815ad9b4f103,
title = "Drawing a Computer Scientst: Assessing the Images of the Computer Scientist Among K-8 Teachers",
abstract = "Guided by grounded theory and using a drawing task, this study aimed to analyze how education stakeholders, including K-8 teachers and school administrators, perceive and conceptualize the work of computer scientists. Twenty-eight participants completed the draw-a-computer-scientist task and underwent a six-session summer professional development workshop at a major university in New Jersey. The content analysis of the collected drawing data revealed various stereotypical images people hold of computer scientists, especially male computer scientists. The study findings also highlighted that a few participants contemplated the traditional view of a computer scientist and demonstrated their enhanced understanding of the computer science field. Considering the existence of deep-rooted stereotypes regarding the computer science field and computer scientists, this study identified important implications for how well-designed professional development workshops can address the lack of awareness about and broaden the perspectives of the computer science field.",
keywords = "K-8 teachers, computer science, computer scientist, drawing, professional development, teacher belief",
author = "Minsun Shin and Sumi Hagiwara and Katherine Herbert and Vaibhav Anu and Rebecca Goldstein and Sultana, {Kazi Zakia}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 53rd IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education International Conference, FIE 2023 ; Conference date: 18-10-2023 Through 21-10-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343383",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2023 - Proceedings",
}