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Articles
Overcoming Underrepresentation in Information Technology
Barker, L. J. & Aspray, W. (2006; in press). The state of research on pre-college experiences of girls with information technology. In McGrath Cohoon, J. and W. Aspray (Eds.) Women and information technology: Research on the reasons for under-representation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Barker, L. J., Snow, E. S., Garvin-Doxas, K. & Weston, T. (2006; in press). Recruiting middle school girls into information technology: Data on girls' perceptions and experiences from a mixed demographic group. In McGrath Cohoon, J. and W. Aspray (Eds.) Women and information technology: Research on the reasons for under-representation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Jessup, E. R., Sumner, T., & Barker, L. J. (in press). Report from the trenches: Implementing curriculum to promote the participation of women in computer science. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
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Barker, L. J. & Jessup, E. R. (in press; invited). Student and faculty choices that widen the experience gap. Gender and Information Technology Encyclopedia.
Barker, L. J. (2005). When do group projects widen the student experience gap? Proceedings of the 10th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pp. 276-280. Caiparica, Portugal, June 27-29, 2005.
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Barker, L.J., Garvin-Doxas, K., & Roberts, E. (2005). What can computer science learn from a fine arts approach to teaching? ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 37(1), pp. 421-425.
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Garvin-Doxas, K. & Barker, L. J. (2004; invited). Communication in computer science classrooms: Understanding defensive climates as a means of creating supportive behaviors. Journal of Educational Research in Computing.
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Barker, L. J. & Garvin-Doxas, K. (2004). Making visible the behaviors that influence learning environment: A qualitative exploration of computer science classrooms. Computer Science Education, 14(2). Nominated for "Featured Article" in National Academy of Engineering's Annals of Research in Engineering Education, in press for October, 2005.
Weston, T. J. (2004). Institutional factors predicting the representation of women in computer science programs. Presentation for American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
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Barker, L. J., Garvin-Doxas, K., & Jackson, M. J. (2002). Defensive climate in the computer science classroom. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 34(1), 94-99.
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Educational Technology Evaluation
Weston, T. J. (2005). Why instructors did -- and did not-- use instructional software in their undergraduate classrooms. Innovative Higher Education, 30(2), (in press).
Barker, L. J. (2003). Computer-assisted vocabulary acquisition: The CSLU Vocabulary Tutor in oral-deaf education. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 8(3), 187-198.
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Weston, T. J., Barker, L. (2002). A profile of student computer use, training and proficiency. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 13(2), 102 - 127.
Weston, T. J. & Barker, L. J. (2002). Student computing in higher education: A profile of student use, training, and proficiency. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 14(1), 107-127.
Shepard, L. A., Flexer, R. J., Hiebert, E. H., Marion, S. F., Weston, T. J. (1996). Effects of introducing classroom performance assessments on student learning. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 15(3), 7-18.
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Evaluation and Research Methods
Weston, T. J. (2004). Formative evaluation for implementation: Evaluating educational technology applications and lessons. American Journal of Evaluation, 25(1), 51-64.
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Weston, T. J. (2002). The validity of oral presentation in testing. NAEP Validity Study Panel, American Institutes for Research.
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Weston, T. J., Barker, L. (2001). Designing, implementing, and evaluating web-based learning modules for university students. Educational Technology, 41 (4), 15 - 21.
Weston, T. J. (2000). Comparison of online and face-to-face writing class. Paper presentation for American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Reports
Attracting and Retaining Women in IT Programs
A Comparative Study of Three Programmatic Approaches.
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CSLR Reading Project
The Colorado Literacy Tutor.
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GESET
Girls Exploring Science, Engineering and Technology: Adult Survey Report 2005.
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Girls Exploring Science, Engineering and Technology: Girl Survey Report 2005.
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GLOBE
The GLOBE Trainer Certification Program Summative Evaluation Report 2005.
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Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing: Evaluation Report October 6-9, 2004.
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National Science Foundation ITWF
NSF Information Technology Workforce Principal Investigator Conference Panel.
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PT3
CU School of Education PT3 Evaluators.
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CU School of Education PT3 Evaluators' Report: 2001-2002.
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PT3 Evaluation Report: Spring 2001 Student Survey Results.
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PT3 Implementation Grant Year 1 Report on Participant Perceptions.
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CU School of Education PT3 Evaluators' Report: Personal Perspective and Evaluation Tool.
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Richard Tapia
Richard Tapia Celebration Of Diversity In Computing Symposium October 19-21, 2001.
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Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference October 15-18, 2003.
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Visiting Scientist Project
Visiting Scientist Programs for Minority Institutions and Small Colleges.
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Articles
Overcoming Underrepresentation in Information Technology
Barker, L. J. & Aspray, W. (2006; in press). The state of research on pre-college experiences of girls with information technology. In McGrath Cohoon, J. and W. Aspray (Eds.) Women and information technology: Research on the reasons for under-representation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Barker, L. J., Snow, E. S., Garvin-Doxas, K. & Weston, T. (2006; in press). Recruiting middle school girls into information technology: Data on girls' perceptions and experiences from a mixed demographic group. In McGrath Cohoon, J. and W. Aspray (Eds.) Women and information technology: Research on the reasons for under-representation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Jessup, E. R., Sumner, T., & Barker, L. J. (in press). Report from the trenches: Implementing curriculum to promote the participation of women in computer science. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
Click here
Barker, L. J. & Jessup, E. R. (in press; invited). Student and faculty choices that widen the experience gap. Gender and Information Technology Encyclopedia.
Barker, L. J. (2005). When do group projects widen the student experience gap? Proceedings of the 10th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pp. 276-280. Caiparica, Portugal, June 27-29, 2005.
Click here
Barker, L.J., Garvin-Doxas, K., & Roberts, E. (2005). What can computer science learn from a fine arts approach to teaching? ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 37(1), pp. 421-425.
Click here
Garvin-Doxas, K. & Barker, L. J. (2004; invited). Communication in computer science classrooms: Understanding defensive climates as a means of creating supportive behaviors. Journal of Educational Research in Computing.
Click here
Barker, L. J. & Garvin-Doxas, K. (2004). Making visible the behaviors that influence learning environment: A qualitative exploration of computer science classrooms. Computer Science Education, 14(2). Nominated for "Featured Article" in National Academy of Engineering's Annals of Research in Engineering Education, in press for October, 2005.
Weston, T. J. (2004). Institutional factors predicting the representation of women in computer science programs. Presentation for American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Click here
Barker, L. J., Garvin-Doxas, K., & Jackson, M. J. (2002). Defensive climate in the computer science classroom. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 34(1), 94-99.
Click here
Educational Technology Evaluation
Weston, T. J. (2005). Why instructors did -- and did not-- use instructional software in their undergraduate classrooms. Innovative Higher Education, 30(2), (in press).
Barker, L. J. (2003). Computer-assisted vocabulary acquisition: The CSLU Vocabulary Tutor in oral-deaf education. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 8(3), 187-198.
Click here
Weston, T. J., Barker, L. (2002). A profile of student computer use, training and proficiency. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 13(2), 102 - 127.
Weston, T. J. & Barker, L. J. (2002). Student computing in higher education: A profile of student use, training, and proficiency. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 14(1), 107-127.
Shepard, L. A., Flexer, R. J., Hiebert, E. H., Marion, S. F., Weston, T. J. (1996). Effects of introducing classroom performance assessments on student learning. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 15(3), 7-18.
Click here
Evaluation and Research Methods
Weston, T. J. (2004). Formative evaluation for implementation: Evaluating educational technology applications and lessons. American Journal of Evaluation, 25(1), 51-64.
Click here
Weston, T. J. (2002). The validity of oral presentation in testing. NAEP Validity Study Panel, American Institutes for Research.
Click here
Weston, T. J., Barker, L. (2001). Designing, implementing, and evaluating web-based learning modules for university students. Educational Technology, 41 (4), 15 - 21.
Weston, T. J. (2000). Comparison of online and face-to-face writing class. Paper presentation for American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Reports
Attracting and Retaining Women in IT Programs
A Comparative Study of Three Programmatic Approaches.
Click here
CSLR Reading Project
The Colorado Literacy Tutor.
Click here
GESET
Girls Exploring Science, Engineering and Technology: Adult Survey Report 2005.
Click here
Girls Exploring Science, Engineering and Technology: Girl Survey Report 2005.
Click here
GLOBE
The GLOBE Trainer Certification Program Summative Evaluation Report 2005.
Click here
Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing: Evaluation Report October 6-9, 2004.
Click here
National Science Foundation ITWF
NSF Information Technology Workforce Principal Investigator Conference Panel.
Click here
PT3
CU School of Education PT3 Evaluators.
Click here
CU School of Education PT3 Evaluators' Report: 2001-2002.
Click here
PT3 Evaluation Report: Spring 2001 Student Survey Results.
Click here
PT3 Implementation Grant Year 1 Report on Participant Perceptions.
Click here
CU School of Education PT3 Evaluators' Report: Personal Perspective and Evaluation Tool.
Click here
Richard Tapia
Richard Tapia Celebration Of Diversity In Computing Symposium October 19-21, 2001.
Click here
Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference October 15-18, 2003.
Click here
Visiting Scientist Project
Visiting Scientist Programs for Minority Institutions and Small Colleges.
Click here
