Gender Differences in Hackathons as a Non-traditional Educational Experience
Caroline D. Hardin
Abstract
Hackathons, the time-bound collaborative project-based computer science competitions increasingly popular with computer science students, are one of the largest-scale innovations in computing education of the past decade. This research examined three hackathons and 46,500 surveys to find that educational benefits were unequal between genders in ways that would especially impact women returning to the workforce.
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WorkforceMathematics educationComputer scienceScale (ratio)Collaborative learningKnowledge managementPsychologyPolitical scienceGeographyCartographyLawBiomedical and Engineering EducationTeaching and Learning ProgrammingEducational Leadership and Innovation