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Fri 22 Mar 2024 15:00 - 17:00 at Exhibit Hall E - Posters - Posters 3 Chair(s): Meghan Allen, Ashish Aggarwal

Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (TA) can be a dynamic resource for any Computer Science (CS) program. However, increasing the TA pool size is often one of the only methods explored when investigating department TA improvements, and budgetary restrictions frequently negate that possibility. Additionally, undergraduate students applying to TA for classes do not typically come from an educational background or have teaching foundations. We investigate alternative ways to improve TA skill sets to the department’s benefit in TA recruitment, refinement, and retention. At our institution, only 34% of Fall 2021 CS TAs continued as TAs for the Fall 2022 term. Even with the expected natural turnover of graduation and other life or academic factors, the low retention rate points towards an area that can be improved to benefit the program overall. Other institutions notice preparation issues with TA skill sets that lead to poor instruction, such as Patitsas’ observations and research at the University of Toronto. Improving TA skill sets and self-efficacy through TA refinement will indirectly help future recruitment and TA retention. Our research provides eight interactive modules inspired by existing programs at several North American universities. Anecdotal evidence utilized during module development suggests potential improvements to TA skill sets and TA self-efficacy. Module refinement and further anecdotal evidence are ongoing as we develop pathways to evaluate TA skill sets and self-efficacy improvements from our module implementations and others in the training program using a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental methodology.

Fri 22 Mar

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15:00 - 17:00
Posters 3Posters at Exhibit Hall E - Posters
Chair(s): Meghan Allen University of British Columbia, Ashish Aggarwal University of Florida
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Analogies in Upper Division Computer Science Courses
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Maria R. Ebling United States Military Academy, West Point, Ryan Dougherty United States Military Academy, Nicholas J. Clark United States Military Academy, West Point
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The Potential of Humanitarian Applications to Increase Interest and Motivation of Underrepresented Student GroupsMSI
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Lori Postner Nassau Community College, Heidi J.C. Ellis Western New England University, Gregory W. Hislop Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Wesley Shumar Drexel University
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Supporting Mastery Learning Through an Adaptive Grade Portal
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Connor Bernard University of California, Berkeley, Dev Ahluwalia University of California, Berkeley, Madelen Flores University of California, Berkeley, Wilson Chu University of California, Berkeley, Yuanhan Li University of California, Berkeley, Dan Garcia UC Berkeley
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Achieving Diversity in AI-focused Graduate Research Traineeships
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Cecilia O. Alm Rochester Institute of Technology, Esa Rantanen Dept. of Psychology, Kristen Shinohara School of Information, Ferat Sahin Dept. of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, Chelsea Baileyshea Compass Evaluation, Reynold Bailey Rochester Institute of Technology
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Why Learn This? Visualizing Pathways between CS Course Topics and Careers
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Stacey Levine Georgia State University, Anu Bourgeois Georgia State University
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Special education teachers evaluating the accessibility of CS educational robotics
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Andrew B. Bennett University of Florida, Maya Israel University of Florida, Joanne R. Barrett University of Florida, Debra Kelly Thomas Broward County School District, Jason McKenna VEX Robotics
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Exploring Technology for Accessibility Through a First-Year Writing Seminar
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Pamela Cutter Kalamazoo College
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Understanding the Role of Temperature in Diverse Question Generation by GPT-4
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Arav Agarwal Carnegie Mellon University, Karthik Mittal Carnegie Mellon University, Aidan Doyle Carnegie Mellon University, Pragnya Sridhar Carnegie Mellon University, Zipiao Wan Carnegie Mellon University, Jacob Doughty Carnegie Mellon University, Jaromir Savelka Carnegie Mellon University, Majd Sakr Carnegie Mellon University
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Learning Software Engineering Principles with Program Wars v.3.0Global
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Md. Hasan Tareque University of Lethbridge, John Anvik University of Lethbridge
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Embracing Mathematical Conjecture Through Coding and Computational Thinking
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Sarah Castle University of Idaho
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Using Concept Maps for Notional Machine Selection in CS1
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Ethan Richards Colorado School of Mines, Sonia Spindt Cherry Creek Schools, Gabriel Fierro Colorado School of Mines
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Augmenting Computer Science Undergraduate TA Training Programs to Benefit Recruitment, Refinement, and Retention
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Julie Gawenda University of Illinois Chicago, Adam Koehler University of Illinois Chicago, Agne Nakvosaite University of Illinois Chicago
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Implementation and Evaluation of Equitable Practices in an Introductory CS Course
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Nadia Najjar University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Debarati Basu Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Supporting Instructors Adoption of Peer Instruction
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Xingjian Gu University of Michigan, Barbara Ericson University of Michigan, Zihan Wu University of Michigan
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Barriers to Equitable CS Expansion: Perceptions of Secondary Teachers of Computer Science during COVID-19
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Robert Schwarzhaupt American Institutes for Research, Ryan Torbey American Institutes for Research, Bridina Lemmer American Institutes for Research, Joseph Wilson American Institutes for Research
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Circuit Tiles: Mixing Culture, Crafts, and Circuits to Inspire Diversity in Computing
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Maria Lopez-Delgado University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Introducing Theoretical Computer Science Education in Social Sciences and Economics DegreesGlobal
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Rafael del Vado Vírseda Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Impacts of Academic Preparedness on CS1 Performance
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Barbara Martinez Neda University of California, Irvine, Flor Morales University of California, Irvine, Kitana Carbajal Juarez University of California, Irvine, Jennifer Wong-Ma University of California, Irvine, Sergio Gago-Masague University of California, Irvine
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A Systematic Literature Mapping of COVID-19 Papers in Computer Science EducationGlobal
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Brian Harrington University of Toronto Scarborough, Sharon Alex University of Toronto Scarborough, Leon Lee University of Toronto Scarborough, Colin Lin University of Toronto Scarborough, Zixiao Ren University of Toronto Scarborough, Youxin Tan University of Toronto Scarborough, Conroy Trinh University of Toronto Scarborough, shengsong xu University of Toronto Scarborough, Austin Yang University of Toronto Scarborough
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Web-based Course Assessment System of Student Learning Outcomes: A Pilot Study
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Daniel Ojeda Kean University, Patricia Morreale Kean University, Daehan Kwak Kean University
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An LLM-based Reflection Analysis Tool for Identifying and Addressing Challenging Topics
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Nasrin Dehbozorgi Kennesaw State University, Mourya Teja Kunuku Kennesaw State University
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Programming Language Knowledge Transfer that Teachers Observe in their Classrooms
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Should we teach computing ethics to master's students?
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Grace Barkhuff Georgia Institute of Technology, Judith Uchidiuno Georgia Institute of Technology, Ellen Zegura Georgia Institute of Technology
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Validation of a Bebras-Based Test to Assess Computational Thinking Abilities in First-Year College StudentsGlobal
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Federico Meza Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Andrea Vásquez Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Daniel San Martín Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
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Incorporating Retakes in a Robotics Class with Labs
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Janine Hoelscher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bryce Ikeda University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Daniel Szafir University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ron Alterovitz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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A Comparative Analysis of Tools & Task Types for Measuring Computational Problem-SolvingGlobal
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More than a checklist: Redesigning a UI/UX curriculum to emphasize accessibility
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Talie Massachi Brown University
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Engaging Students from Rural Communities in AI Education with Game-Based Learning
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Alex Goslen North Carolina State University, Anisha Gupta North Carolina State University, Smrithi Muthukrishnan North Carolina State University, Raven Midgett North Carolina State University, Wookhee Min North Carolina State University, Jessica Vandenberg North Carolina State University, Veronica Catete North Carolina State University, Bradford Mott North Carolina State University
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Motivating and Increasing the Relevance of Elementary Computer Science in Rural Communities
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Dajung Diana Oh American Institutes for Research, Kathryn M. Rich American Institutes for Research, Katie Bosch-Wilson Idaho STEM Action Center, Heather Cunningham Boot Up Professional Development
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Programming Assignment Ungrading as a License to Learn: Implementing Specifications Grading in the Undergraduate Web Development ClassroomGlobal
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Raghav V. Sampangi Dalhousie University, Eric Poitras Dalhousie University, Mayra Barrera Machuca Dalhousie University
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Developing Interactive Exercise Materials for Machine Learning Using SpreadsheetsGlobal
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Atsuhiko Maeda Kanagawa Institute of Technology
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Enhancing Programming Education through Game-Based Learning: Design and Implementation of a Puyo Puyo–Inspired Teaching ToolGlobal
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TIAN RUOCHEN Waseda University, Daisuke Saito Takachiho University, Hironori Washizaki Waseda University, Yoshiaki Fukazawa Waseda University, Hiroshi Kobayashi System Information Co.,Ltd, Ayumi Tsuji System Information Co.,Ltd
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Towards Reuse of Resources and Replication of Results to Improve Instruction on Refactoring Conditionals for Novice Programmers
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Cecily Heiner Oregon Institute of Technology, Dana Nelson Oregon Institute of Technology
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Support Patterns in Classrooms Implementing a Computer Science and Physical Computing Curriculum
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Nga Hoang University of Colorado Boulder, Jeffrey Bush University of Colorado Boulder, Indrani Dey University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Use of Large Language Models for Extracting Knowledge Components in CS1 Programming Exercises
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Rose Niousha University of California, Berkeley, Muntasir Hoq North Carolina State University, Bita Akram North Carolina State University, Narges Norouzi University of California, Berkeley
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Supporting Mastery Learning with Flexible Extensions
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Yuerou Tang University of California, Berkeley, Jacob Yim UC Berkeley, Jordan Schwartz UC Berkeley, Madison Bohannan UC Berkeley, Dana Benedicto UC Berkeley, Charisse Liu Stanford University, Armando Fox UC Berkeley, Lisa Yan University of California, Berkeley, Narges Norouzi University of California, Berkeley
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Exploring Collaboration as a Bridge to K-8 CS Integration
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Justin Cannady University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Jennifer Rosato College of St. Scholastica, Paul Schonfeld University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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Community Building and Joyful Learning in Computer Science Education Through Online At-Scale Seminars
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Ana Rusch Georgia Institute of Technology, Eric Ianni Georgia Institute of Technology
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Cracking the Cultural Code: Understanding the Cultural Barriers for Asian International CS Students in the US
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Sandeep Sthapit North Carolina State University, Madison Thomas North Carolina State University, Janet Brock North Carolina State University, Tiffany Barnes North Carolina State University
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The Relationships Between Modality, Peer Instruction Discussion, and Class Sentiment in Hybrid Courses
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Salma El Otmani Duke University, Janet Jiang Duke University, Shao-Heng Ko Duke University, Kristin Stephens-Martinez Duke University