Evaluation of the Use of Growth Mindset in the CS Classroom

Daehan Kwak, Patricia Morreale, Sarah T. Hug, Yulia Kumar, Jean Chu, Ching Yu Huang, J. Jenny Li, Paoline Wang

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Abstract

Within computer science education, a growth mindset is encouraged. However, faculty development on the use of growth mindset in the classroom is rare and resources to support the use of a growth mindset are limited. A framework for a computer science growth mindset classroom, which includes faculty development, lesson plans, and vocabulary for use with students, has been developed. The objective is to determine if faculty development in growth mindset and active use of the growth mindset cues in the CS0 and CS1 classroom result in superior academic outcomes. Comparative study results are presented for two semesters of virtual classroom environments: one semester without Growth Mindset, and one semester with Growth Mindset. Female students demonstrated the most growth, as measured by academic grades, in CS0, and maintained that growth in CS1. Males demonstrated growth as well, with both males and females converging at the same high point of accomplishment at the end of CS1. Race and ethnicity gaps between students were reduced, improving academic equity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages878-884
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781450390705
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Feb 2022
Event53rd Annual ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2022 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 3 Mar 20225 Mar 2022

Publication series

NameSIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Volume1

Conference

Conference53rd Annual ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period3/03/225/03/22

Keywords

  • broadening participation
  • computer science education
  • faculty development
  • growth mindset

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