Presentation on using MOOCs as part of a professional development program for K-12 Computer Science teachers. Presented to the Learning With MOOCs conference on October 6, 2016 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Presentation and research by:
Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
W. Wesley Monroe, The University of Texas at Austin
Jayce Warner, The University of Texas at Austin
Kristin Anthony, Planview
UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning & Aptitude.pdf
Comparing the Efficacy of Face to Face, MOOC and Hybrid Computer Science Teacher Professional Development
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Comparing the Efficacy of Face to Face,
MOOC and Hybrid Computer Science
Teacher Professional Development
Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
W. Wesley Monroe, The University of Texas at Austin
Jayce Warner, The University of Texas at Austin
Kristin Anthony, Planview
October 6, 2016
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Overview of CS Education Landscape In Texas
Preparing Teachers for CS Certification:
Face to Face Workshops
Scaling the Program with a MOOC
Research Question
Analysis
Conclusions and Thoughts on Future Research
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All High Schools in Texas are Required to Offer CS
Curriculum Requirement
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CS In Texas High Schools
What do you think
these dots represent?
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CS In Texas High Schools
These high schools
had no CS course
offerings in the
2014-2015 school year!
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CS In Texas High Schools
These high schools
did have CS offerings
in 2014-15
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Only 2% of
TX graduates
take a CS
course
CS Facts
Only 14 teachers
completed a pre-service
teacher certification
program in CS in
2014-15.
Only 27% of
TX high
schools
even offer a
CS course
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Online Course Design
1. Use pseudo code for coding examples.
2. Create a Diagnostic Quiz at the start of the course to establish current
understanding.
3. Gather base level information about teachers demographics,
experience and interest.
4. Six week course with a weekly quiz at the end of each week.
5. There must be a full practice exam at the end of the course.
6. Use 80% as the passing grade: the same as required for the actual
certification exam.
7. Spend more time on the more difficult topic areas.
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Research Questions
1. What background or contextual factors are related to
the likelihood of getting certified to teach Computer
Science?
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Research Questions
1. What background or contextual factors are related to
the likelihood of getting certified to teach Computer
Science?
2. How do the online, face-to-face and hybrid professional
development formats compare in terms of the likelihood
of participants getting certified in Computer Science?
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Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
We grouped the variables into 4 separate models in
order to test whether each model was related to
obtaining CS certification above and beyond other
factors:
1 – Education and Certification Background
2 – Prior Experience and Interest in Programming
3 – Connection to the CS Community
4 – Type of Certification Prep Participation
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Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
Model 1 Education and Certification Background -
Hypothesis:
Teachers with STEM, advanced degrees, or
Math/Science/Tech Apps Certification might be
more likely to get certified.
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Model 2 Programming Background and Interest -
Hypothesis:
Teachers with experience and interest
in programming are more likely to get
certified.
Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
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Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
Number of
Participants
Experience and Interest in Programming
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Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
Number of
Participants
Experience and Interest in Programming
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Model 3 Connection to the CS Community –
Hypothesis:
The likelihood of getting certified is related to
whether teachers are connected to the CS
community or teach at a school that offers CS.
Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
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Model 4 Participation in Certification Prep -
Hypothesis:
Teachers that participate in the
Certification Prep training are more
likely to get certified.
Hypothesized Factors Related to Success in
Attaining Certification
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Research Questions:
1. What background or contextual factors are related to
the likelihood of getting certified to teach Computer
Science?
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Conclusions
Research Question 1:
Participants were more likely to get certified if they:
• Had a current math certification
• Had a STEM degree
• Had an advanced degree
• Had a connection to the CS community
• CS was NOT offered at their school.
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Conclusions
Research Question 1:
We found no relationship between the following factors and
obtaining CS certification.
• Science or technology apps certifications.
• Teacher programming background.
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Research Questions:
1. What background or contextual factors are related to
the likelihood of getting certified to teach Computer
Science?
2. How do the online, face-to-face and hybrid professional
development formats compare in terms of the likelihood
of participants getting certified in Computer Science?
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Conclusions
Research Question 2:
• Participation in any of the 3 PD models increased
the likelihood of certification.
• There was no significant difference in the odds of
getting certified between online and F2F models
of PD.
• Participants who engaged in both online and F2F
were more likely to get certified than those that
only participated in one or the other alone.
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Limitations and Future Research
• Self-reporting of CS experience rather than
objective diagnostic measure
• Insufficient data regarding PD and experience
outside of WTCS
• Results are still coming in: participating teachers
continue to obtain certification
• Have we accounted for all the important factors
related to teacher motivation?
Hinweis der Redaktion
Presenters Notes
Here is map showing the zipcode of ¾ of the HS’s in Texas.
What’s disappointing is that this figure is showing all of the HS’s that Do NOT offer CS in High School.
Content and Order is the same.
The only difference is in the interaction model and the amount opportunities for practice. In the class the instructor works problems with the class while in the online class there are 100’s of practice questions and the only opportunity for interaction is in the discussion boards. We did NOT see many questions in the discussion boards.
Diagnostic Quiz – 20 questions instructed not to guess
Survey gathers info that we use in this study as predictors
We developed a design guide for the kinds of video’s used, and interleaved video and text content with many practice assessments.
Females are slightly under represented vis-a-via Texas at large, but they still outnumber the males in the study.
Females are slightly under represented vis-a-via Texas at large, but they still outnumber the males in the study.
More aferican american and Asian than in Texas at large.
We grouped factors that might be related to the outcome into 4 groups.
We did basic univariate and bivariant stats to identify outliners and make sure there were not any patterns of missing data.
We then performed a linear regression analysis with each group of predictors entered as separate blocks. We did sensitivity analysis with sets of predictors to make sure that each set of predictors was effecting the outcome.
So what follows is a description of the groups of predictors and a look at the actual data.
1/3 of teachers had STEM and Advanced Degrees. We really thought that Teach Apps teachers would be more likely to succeed because of the computer literacy background.
The way we studied these factors was we
After controlling for Ed BG, none of these variables were related to the outcome of getting certified.
The way we studied these factors was we
After controlling for Ed BG, none of these variables were related to the outcome of getting certified.
There were only a few people that took both but did not go on to take the certification exam.
There have been 2 testing window since the course was offered, 1 was ½ way through the course. We decided to allow any that were taking the text before the end of the course to access the content early and in fact changed our model from releasing content weekly to releasing it all at once to avoid this issue going forward.
17% of the teachers that stated they intended to take the exam actually did.