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BPC-DP: Coding Like a Data Miner: A Culturally Relevant Data Analytics Intervention for High School Students

Principal Investigator: Justice Walker, Ph.D. Co-Pi: Amanda Barany, Ph.D. NSF #2137708

This project aims to provide evidence-based insights on “Big Data”-centric computer and data science teaching and learning with underrepresented pre-college student populations. The team will iteratively develop and pilot a culturally relevant data mining and analytics curricular unit with groups of teachers and students who, respectively, serve or come from underrepresented groups.

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