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Computer Science Education; K-12; Outreach; Computing CampsIn-clusive; Female Student; Perceptions
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Developing An Inclusive K-12 Outreach Model, Karen Nolan, Roisin Faherty, Keith Quille, Brett A. Becker, Susan Bergin
Developing An Inclusive K-12 Outreach Model, Karen Nolan, Roisin Faherty, Keith Quille, Brett A. Becker, Susan Bergin
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This paper outlines the longitudinal development of a K-12 outreachmodel, to promote Computer Science in Ireland. Over a three-yearperiod, it has been piloted to just under 9700 K-12 students fromalmost every county in Ireland. The model consists of a two-hourcamp that introduces students to a range of Computer Sciencetopics: addressing computing perceptions, introduction to codingand exploration of computational thinking. The model incorporateson-site school delivery and is available at no cost to any interestedschool across Ireland. The pilot study so far collected over 3400surveys (pre- and post-outreach delivery).Schools from all over Ireland self-selected to participate, includ-ing male only, female only and …