Exploring careers while learning Alice 3D: a summer camp for middle school girls

Authors:
Heidi C. Webb;Mary Beth Rosson
Affiliations:
Penn State University, State College, PA, USA;Penn State University, State College, PA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2011

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Abstract

We discuss a study conducted during a summer program for middle school girls that emphasized possible future careers that rely on computer technology. During the weeklong camp middle school girls created an original computer project, visited campus computer labs and listened to invited speakers - all with computer technology as the central theme. This paper discusses the program, girls' reactions to their experiences, and the projects they created during the summer camp.