Assessment Results: Media Computation and Robots

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Assessment ResultsMedia Computation and Robots

• Media Computation Computing through manipulating
  mediaAcross seven institutions, 100s students
• Significant improvements in retention
• No differences based on ethnicity nor gender.
• Students report changing attitudes about
  computing.
• Programming after the class is over.
• IPRE Computing through personal robotics
• Suggestions of improvements in learning and
  retention
• Students see class as about computer science (not
  robotics)
• No differences in gender

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Assessment Challenges for Gaming in Computing
Education

• Is interest broad-based in the use of games as a
  context for computing?
• Or is just for white boys?
• Do students perceive that they are learning about
  computer science?
• Are they computer scientists or game hackers?
• Are students more positive about computer science
  after the class?
• Or do the students only think that theyre about
  gaming?
• Do the results generalize beyond n20?