Bhounsule, P., & Lima, C. (2022, April), Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference , Anderson, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--42127

\bibitem{asee_peer_42127}
  Bhounsule, P., \& Lima, C. (2022, April), \emph{Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference , Anderson, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--42127

Pranav Bhounsule and Cynthia Lima.  "Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways".  2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference , Anderson, Indiana, 2022, April.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/42127 Internet.  02 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_42127}
  Pranav Bhounsule and Cynthia Lima.
  "Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference , Anderson, Indiana, 2022, April}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/42127 Internet.  02 Jan, 2025

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title = "Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways"
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month = "April"
address = "Anderson, Indiana"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Although jobs and career opportunities in computer science continue to grow rapidly, women constitute only 28% of the computer science workforce. There is an urgent need to motivate women at a young age to pursue careers in science and technology. This paper presents the outcomes of organizing a summer camp for middle school girls (grades 6th to 8th). The camp was spread out over 6 weeks in a major city in the US and reached out to 120 girls with a different set of girls participating each week. Each week constituted as follows: Day 1 creating animations and stories using scratch; Day 2 physical computing (robotics) using LEGO Mindstorms; Day 3 creating games using scratch; Day 4 showcasing their work on Days 1 - 3 by creating a website using Kompozer; and Day 5 tour of a public urban-serving institution. The key pedagogical aspects of the camps were: (1) tasks conducted in groups using online resources and hands-on experiences; (2) creation of mentorship relationships between undergraduate engineering students and camp attendees; (3) competitions based on small projects to increase engagement. Pre- and post-camp survey on a 5-point Likert scale indicated that the girls showed increased awareness of science/engineering careers and pathways, everyday application of coding, and specific coding jobs that require coding. However, the camp did not change their attitude towards pursuing a career in science and engineering. Our results suggest that short coding camps might potentially increase awareness or coding jobs but may not generate long-term interest in pursuing science and engineering careers. All materials used in the camp is made available for free on this website: https://coderunners2019.github.io/
AU  - Pranav Bhounsule
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CY  - Anderson, Indiana
DA  - 2022/04/09
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--42127
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