Paper Info
Title
"Hour Of Code": Can It Change Students' Attitudes Toward Programming?
Abstract
The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science organized by Code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science. This study investigated the impact of the Hour of Code on students' attitudes towards computer programming and their knowledge of programming. A sample of undergraduate students from two universities was selected to participate. Participants completed an Hour of Code tutorial as part of an undergraduate course. An electronic questionnaire was implemented in a pre-survey and post-survey format to gauge the change in student attitudes toward programming and their programming ability. The findings indicated the positive impact of the Hour of Code tutorial on students' attitude toward programming. However, the students' programming skills did not significantly change. The authors suggest that a deeper alignment of marketing, teaching, and content would help sustain the type of initiative exemplified by the Hour of Code.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.28945/3421
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION-INNOVATIONS IN PRACTICE
Keywords
DocType
Volume
computer science education, advocacy, Hour of Code, Code.org, online tutorials, introductory computer programming, survey
Journal
15
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2165-3151
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jie Du1288.22
Hayden Wimmer2136.71
Roy Rada31336234.09