Impact of hour of code: A five-year study

Jie Du; Hayden Wimmer

Impact of hour of code: A five-year study

Jie Du, Hayden Wimmer

Information Technology

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Abstract

This research aims to understand the impact of Hour of Code in consecutive 5 year since it was first launched in 2013. College students in an introductory computing course were surveyed about their attitude toward programming and their programming knowledge. We found evidence of positive impact of Hour of Code on student attitude toward programming as well as their understanding of programming knowledge. This study provides a foundation upon which further investigation into gender differences in computing can be based as well as improving attitude, knowledge, and interest in computer programming.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2019
Event	25th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2019 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: Aug 15 2019 → Aug 17 2019

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Conference	25th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2019
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	08/15/19 → 08/17/19

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Information Systems

Keywords

Attitude
Computer science
Gender
Hour of code
Programming

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