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Robots Byte In: An Exploration of Computer Science Education in Middle Schools

Shikha Prashad ('09), Marwa Nur Muhammad ('09), Mansi Gupta ('10)
Faculty Advisor: Douglas S Blank
Computer Science
Bryn Mawr College
September 2007 - May 2008
Funded by CREU (Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates): Computing Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) and the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC)

Proposals

• Project Proposal
• IRB Proposal

Project Design

• Ideas and Goals
• Things to do
• Curriculum

Surveys

• Pre-Survey
• Post-Survey

Course Content

1. Meet the Scribbler Robot
2. Left, Right, Scribble!
3. RBI Chapter 3
4. RBI Chapter 4
5. RBI Chapter 5
6. RBI Chapter 6
7. RBI Chapter 7
8. RBI Chapter 8

(please note that these are still drafts)

The Classes

Class 1: February 29, 2008

Class 2: March 7, 2008

Class 3: March 21, 2008

Class 4: March 28, 2008

Class 5: April 4, 2008

Class 6: April 11, 2008

Class 7: April 18, 2008

Class 8: April 25, 2008

The Team

Professor Douglas Blank: dblank AT brynmawr DOT edu
Mansi Gupta: mgupta AT brynmawr DOT edu
Marwa Nur Muhammad: mmuhammad AT brynmawr DOT edu
Shikha Prashad: sprashad AT brynmawr DOT edu

Alternative Website

For an alternative website, please visit: http://robots.byte.in.googlepages.com/

Final Report and Results

View the final report here