TY - GEN
T1 - Teachers' Perception and Experiences of Computer Science Education in K-8 Schools
AU - Anu, Vaibhav
AU - Hagiwara, Sumi
AU - Herbert, Katherine
AU - Sultana, Kazi Zakia
AU - Shin, Minsun
AU - Goldstein, Rebecca
AU - Virella, Patricia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Supported by a state grant, our team of researchers (consisting of both Computer Science faculty and Teacher Education faculty) is offering a series of Professional Development sessions to K-8 teachers. These Professional Development (or PD) sessions are meant to help K-8 teachers develop their understanding of core computing concepts (such as algorithms, programming, data analysis, and networks) and thereby develop strong computer science programs for their students. In order to offer effective and meaningful Professional Development (PD) sessions, our research team first intended to understand the perceptions and experiences of K-8 teachers about Computer Science (CS) and Computational Thinking (CT) education. This paper presents the results of a K-8 teacher survey that we conducted as a pre-cursor to our PD series. The results of this survey provided valuable insights about elementary and middle-school teachers' perceptions of computer science education, self-perception of their ability to teach and learn CS, and understanding of CS discipline and those who typically engage in CS activities. The impact of teachers' perceptions impact how leaders in education and the CS industry can meet the needs of teachers, who in turn can meet the growing demand of CS education in K-8 schools.
AB - Supported by a state grant, our team of researchers (consisting of both Computer Science faculty and Teacher Education faculty) is offering a series of Professional Development sessions to K-8 teachers. These Professional Development (or PD) sessions are meant to help K-8 teachers develop their understanding of core computing concepts (such as algorithms, programming, data analysis, and networks) and thereby develop strong computer science programs for their students. In order to offer effective and meaningful Professional Development (PD) sessions, our research team first intended to understand the perceptions and experiences of K-8 teachers about Computer Science (CS) and Computational Thinking (CT) education. This paper presents the results of a K-8 teacher survey that we conducted as a pre-cursor to our PD series. The results of this survey provided valuable insights about elementary and middle-school teachers' perceptions of computer science education, self-perception of their ability to teach and learn CS, and understanding of CS discipline and those who typically engage in CS activities. The impact of teachers' perceptions impact how leaders in education and the CS industry can meet the needs of teachers, who in turn can meet the growing demand of CS education in K-8 schools.
KW - K-8 teaching
KW - computer science education
KW - professional development
KW - survey
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85164536574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IETC57902.2023.10152154
DO - 10.1109/IETC57902.2023.10152154
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85164536574
T3 - 2023 Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing, IETC 2023
SP - 226
EP - 231
BT - 2023 Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing, IETC 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 Annual Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing, IETC 2023
Y2 - 12 May 2023 through 13 May 2023
ER -