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ERIC Number: EJ1288465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0899 3408
EISSN: N/A
Alignment and Representation in Computer Science: An Analysis of Picture Books and Graphic Novels for K-8 Students
Haroldson, Rachelle; Ballard, Dave
Computer Science Education, v31 n1 p4-29 2021
Background and Content: Many children's books related to computer science have been published in the last five years, creating opportunities to integrate these texts into the classroom. Objective: Determine where the children's books support an inclusive computing culture by representing people with diverse intersectional identities engaging in the computer science practices from the K-12 Computer Science Framework. Method: We analyzed 45 picture books and graphic novels published between 2015 and 2019 targeted at K-8 students. We compiled evidence of the seven computer science practices and representation of diverse characters. Findings: Three or four practices appear in 64% of the books. The characters that engage in computing in the books are 56% female and 38% people of color. The books offer few examples of nonfictional people of color engaged in computer science, with no representation of adult males of color.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1439768; 1660135