Why students with an apparent aptitude for computer science don't choose to major in computer science

By L. Carter. Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2006

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Subfields: Computer Science Applications, Education, Gender Studies

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Thinking about computational thinking (2009, background): “[3]), and, furthermore, that they will be better prepared for programming and the major curriculum.”
Software development with real-time collaborative editing (2012, background): “As a result, computer science programs struggle to attract and retain women and minority students [6, 12], and many courses teach fundamentals of computer programming without equipping students to work on the large teams required to develop software at nontrivial scale.”
Learning computer science concepts with scratch (2010, background): “The phenomenon has been studied, primarily from affective aspects such as attitudes [6].”
Why are women underrepresented in Computer Science? Gender differences in stereotypes, self-efficacy, values, and interests and predictors of future CS course-taking and grades (2014, background): “…as academic tools extensively, but show less passion for computing than men (Michie & Nelson, 2006), and have less interest in the mechanical workings of computers or experience in programming (e.g. Beyer & Haller, 2006; Carter, 2006; He & Freeman, 2010; Katz et al., 2003; Salminen-Karlsson, 2009).”
Designing for deeper learning in a blended computer science course for middle school students (2015, background): “Carter (2006) recommended ﬁ xing “ computer science ’ s image ” by educating students on how computing is really used in the real world – “ for example, for special effects in movies, to improve the quality of life for people with missing limbs, and for allowing communication for people with speech…”