Exploring the Effects of the Hedy User Interface on the Development of CS Interest in Girls

S. de Wit; Felienne Hermans; M.M. Specht; E.A. Aivaloglou

Exploring the Effects of the Hedy User Interface on the Development of CS Interest in Girls

S. de Wit, Felienne Hermans, M.M. Specht, E.A. Aivaloglou

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Abstract

Women are underrepresented in Computer Science (CS). Closing the gender gap in CS benefits the economy, gender equality and society. However, girls have low CS interest while interest energizes learning and guides career trajectories. We explore the effects of the user interface of Hedy, a graduate language which teaches the syntax of Python, on the development of CS interest in girls.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	10th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing womENcourage: Computing Connecting Everyone - Trondheim, Norway Duration: 20 Sept 2023 → 22 Sept 2023 https://womencourage.acm.org/2023/

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Conference	10th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing womENcourage
Abbreviated title	womENcourage
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Trondheim
Period	20/09/23 → 22/09/23
Internet address	https://womencourage.acm.org/2023/

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gender
programming language
user interface
interest

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