The use of evidence in the change making process of computer science educators

  • Authors:
  • Davide Fossati;Mark Guzdial

  • Affiliations:
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Doha, Qatar;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This paper explores the issue of what kind of evidence triggers changes in the teaching practice of Computer Science educators, and how educators evaluate the effectiveness of those changes. We interviewed 14 Computer Science instructors from three different institutions. Our study indicates that changes are mostly initiated from instructors' intuition, informal discussion with students, and anecdotal evidence.