To improve thsi situation, this class examines a wide range of innovations and seeks parallels and mediating influences. At the same time, participants analyze principles from research on learning and instruction and look for areas of convergence. This course examines the climate for males and females studying mathematics, science, and technology. Participants explore commonly asked questions concerning gender, mathematics, and science, discuss whether these are appropriate questions, and identify educational policies that respond to compelling questions. Participants analyze research on the role of gender in learning and co-construct a view of instruction that incorporates this research.
Participants assess the impact of gender participation in careers and on the conduct of research.
The course includes readings, laboratory activities, and design of a case study describing the solution to a complex problem. Based on these activities, class members will jointly construct a perspective on programming and problem-solving that is bothe generative and integrated.