ICCSD's enrollment data showed its high school CS courses were not attracting a student demographic representative of the wider district¶
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q2 i? Analysis of 2017 enrollment numbers against district demographics revealed that some students and some schools were less represented in high school CS courses than others. → Digital Promise 2021
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Digital Promise 2021¶
Digital Promise. (2021). The “Science” of Computing: Inclusive Computing Pathways in Iowa City Community School District. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/133
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District case report: ICCSD examined 2017 high school CS enrollment against wider district demographics, finding that "some students (and some schools) were less representative than others". No effect size or test statistic is printed.
"ICCSD started with the data, pulling the then (2017) district’s latest enrollment numbers in its high school CS course offerings and examining enrollment in light of the wider district demographics. It quickly became clear some students (and some schools) were less representative than others."
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Related Claims¶
- Students in the lowest-SES neighborhoods were 3 percentage points less likely to enroll in CS, a gap largely explained by differential access to schools offering CS — related
- In schools offering both course types, enrollment differs by race/ethnicity, with more White students in single-discipline courses — related
- Student access to CS grew faster than school access because larger high schools were more likely to offer CS, reaching 92 percent of students by 2018 — related
- Iowa City schools observed inequitable course enrollment in computational thinking, computer science, and advanced STEM electives by race/ethnicity, income, gender, and ELL status — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Student voices provided insights into factors that may impact participation in CS programs in Iowa City — related
- AP Computer Science participation is disproportionately low among girls and students of color — related
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ICCSD's enrollment data showed its high school CS courses were not attracting a student demographic representative of the wider district |
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ICCSD's enrollment data showed its high school CS courses were not attracting a student demographic representative of the wider district |
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2021 |
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2024 |
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1 — digital-promise-2021 |
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