Connecting with Computer Science: Electronic Textile Portfolios as Ideational Identity Resources for High School Students

Authors

Mia S. Shaw, University of Pennsylvania
Deborah A. Fields, Utah State UniversityFollow
Yasmin B. Kafai, University of Pennsylvania

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

International Journal of Multicultural Education

Volume

21

Issue

1

Publisher

Eastern College: Department of Education

Publication Date

2019

First Page

22

Last Page

41

Abstract

The development of student identities—their interests in computer science, perceptions of the discipline, and sense of belonging in the field—is critical for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in computing. This paper reports on the design of portfolios in which two classes of high school students reflected on the process of making electronic textile projects. We examine how students expressed self-authorship in relation to computer science and how the use of reflective portfolios shaped students’ perceptions of computer science. In the discussion we consider how reflective portfolios can serve as ideational resources for computer science identity construction.

Comments

Reprinted with permission from IJME. Original publication in International Journal of Multicultural Education https://www.ijme-journal.org/ijme/index.php/ijme/article/view/1740

Recommended Citation

SHAW, Mia S; FIELDS, Deborah A; KAFAI, Yasmin B. Connecting with Computer Science: Electronic Textile Portfolios as Ideational Identity Resources for High School Students. International Journal of Multicultural Education, [S.l.], v. 21, n. 1, p. 22-41, mar. 2019. ISSN 1934-5267. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v21i1.1740.