Researchers eye gaming as tool for boosting computer science skills, diversity in middle schools

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 08:41 in Mathematics & Economics

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Florida is launching an initiative that will use a custom-designed video game to boost computational thinking in middle school science classrooms. The goal is not only to improve educational outcomes, but also to foster gender and racial diversity in computer science and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

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