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Technological University Dublin
Description
Personalised feedback in computing higher education has been known to positively influence retention of women. The issue of gender inequality in computing field is well known and one of the efforts to address it is the development of a gender equality toolkit (TechMate), with one initiative (action) in the toolkit being personalised feedback. While all actions in the toolkit are research-driven, the aim of this work was to evaluate the action on personalised feedback in a local context.
The study comprised of 10 semi-structured interviews with computing lecturers at TU Dublin who provide personalised feedback, a student survey with 68 responses and 4 female student interviews. Results (in progress) reveal that there are gender differences in ways personalised feedback is perceived and how it benefits students from different gender groups, as well as student recommendations have been collected on enhancement of existing feedback.
Publication Date
2024
Keywords
Computer science, computer science education, gender equality, female retention
Disciplines
Adult and Continuing Education | Computer Engineering
Conference
Faculty of Computing, Digital and Data Research Symposium – 18th December.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/vs1x-4r45
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Berry, A. (2024). Personalised Feedback on Assessments in Computing Modules - Gender Equality Action in Context. Faculty of Computing, Digital and Data Research Symposium – 18th December 2024.