K-12 Computer Science Research Project
Note: I first published this back in July when most teachers were on vacation and I think didn't see this. I do believe this is a valuable research project and since they are still looking for some more responses I agreed to bring it up again. If you are a person who teaches computer science in K-12 and haven't participated yet please do. If you know other teachers who might be willing to participate then please pass this along. If you are an AP CS teacher do it to take your mind off your students who are taking the exam. :-)
Thanks, Alfred
One of the problems the whole field of computer science education faces is a lack of good data. Data on a lot of various subjects. Lack of data makes it hard to understand what is going on and how computer science is taught. And in fact there is a lack of information about why students should study computer science.
There is a survey of software development tools and programming languages that are being used it actually teach computer science in K-12 being done. This project is being run out of Drexel University and has the support of the Computer Science Teachers Association.
We would like your help with a survey on the subject of K-12 teachers or administrators who use software development tools/programming languages. We wish to gain a better understanding of activities, challenges, and needs in this area. We seek your assistance because your teaching background and experience in software development/programming will provide us with invaluable information about this topic. To access the survey, visit https://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/32487/TeacherSurvey.htm. Participation is anonymous and voluntary and should take about 20 minutes of your time. If you have any questions about the survey, e-mail your questions to wanda.m.kunkle@drexel.edu.
If you are teaching using software development tools and programming languages in K-12 please participate in this survey.
