52nd SIGCSE TS 2021

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Proceedings SIGCSE '21: Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
DatesMarch 13-20, 2021 
ThemeExpanding Opportunities
LocationVirtual
Websitehttp://sigcse2021.sigcse.org/

2021 Awards

2021 SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education
Stephen Edwards. For innovating automated feedback systems with Web-CAT, transforming software testing within computer science curricula, and exemplifying leadership in the computer science education research community.

2021 SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community
Cary Laxer. For his profound and impactful service to SIGCSE, his positive impact on computer science education, his ongoing support of SIGCSE conferences, and for being an inspiration, a mentor, and a friend to all.

 

2021 Technical Symposium Best Papers

Best Papers for Computing Education Research

  1. Yolanda A. Rankin, Jakita O. Thomas, and Sheena Erete. 2021. Real Talk: Saturated Sites of Violence in CS Education. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 802–808. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432432

  2. Catherine Mooney and Brett A. Becker. 2021. Investigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Computing Students’ Sense of Belonging. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 612–618. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432407

  3. Max Fowler and Craig Zilles. 2021. Superficial Code-guise: Investigating the Impact of Surface Feature Changes on Students’ Programming Question Scores. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 3–9. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432413

Best Papers for Experience Reports and Tools

  1. Andrew Begel, James Dominic, Conner Phillis, Thomas Beeson, and Paige Rodeghero. 2021. How a Remote Video Game Coding Camp Improved Autistic College Students’ Self-Efficacy in Communication. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 142–148. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432516

  2. Julia M. Markel and Philip J. Guo. 2021. Inside the Mind of a CS Undergraduate TA: A Firsthand Account of Undergraduate Peer Tutoring in Computer Labs. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 502–508. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432533

  3. Audrey Rorrer, Breauna Spencer, Sloan Davis, Sepi Hejazi Moghadam, Deborah Holmes, and Cori Grainger. 2021. Understanding Immersive Research Experiences that Build Community, Equity, and Inclusion. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 149–155. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432523

Best Papers for Positions and Curriculum Initiatives

  1. Raymond W. Blaine, Jean R. S. Blair, Christa M. Chewar, Rob Harrison, James J. Raftery, and Edward Sobiesk. 2021. Creating a Multifarious Cyber Science Major. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1205–1211. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432462

  2. Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua. 2021. Confronting Inequities in Computer Science Education: A Case for Critical Theory. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 425–430. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432453

  3. Mariam Salloum, Daniel Jeske, Wenxiu Ma, Vagelis Papalexakis, Christian Shelton, Vassilis Tsotras, and Shuheng Zhou. 2021. Developing an Interdisciplinary Data Science Program. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ‘21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 509–515. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432454