A Checklist for Evaluating Software
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| Audience/Grade: | 1 - High School Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing Diversity Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
BPC Promising Practices Women and Information Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
J. McGrath Cohoon Zhen Wu |
| Description: | Educational software can increase students' motivation, interest, and academic achievement in science and math. To do so, it must be selected and utilized properly to avoid gender bias. A sample tool for guiding software selection is provided. |
| Rating: | No Rating |
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| Keywords: | NCWIT gender equity engagement build interest pedagogical strategies |
| Is Component of: |
NCWIT's Promising Practices |
| Usage Tip | |
| Related ABET Criteria: |
(i) Engage in life-long learning Engagement Retention |
| Intervention(s): |
Case studies Faculty/student interaction |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | November 2006 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ncwit.org/k12software |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
ACM Women in Computing
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