Addressing the gender gap in computer programming through the design and development of serious games

Carvalho, Carlos Vaz de (author), Cerar, Špela (author), Rugelj, Jože (author), Tsalapatas, Hariklia (author), Heidmann, Olivier (author)

The gap between male and female participation incomputer science education and careers is a worldwide issue thatmust be addressed by introducing early methodological learninginterventions that make computerscience attractive to all, thatis by answering the following issues: a) misperception amongeducators, learners, parents and youngsters on the suitability ofcomputer science careers to girls and b) a wrong assumptionof an insufficient preparedness to do it successfully. This articlepresents a European initiative - CODING4GIRLS - that proposesto teach coding through a game design and development processbased on a design thinking methodological approach that is linkedto creativity and human-centered solutions. In this methodology,students address increasingly complex real-life challenges bydesigning and developing awareness raising serious games forwhich they need to learn specific coding concepts.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: spolne razlike
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Publisher: Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Education Society
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: 242-251
• Numbering: 15
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-120579
• ISSN: 1932-8540
• COBISS.SI-ID: 29232899
• Publication date in RUL: 25.09.2020

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Keywords: programming