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"Can you help me?": an experience report of teamwork in a game coding camp for autistic high school students

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Makayla Moster,

Paige RodegheroAuthors Info & Claims

ICSE-SEET '22: Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering Education and Training

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3510456.3514154

Published: 17 October 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Teamwork skills are increasingly important for students to have as they enter the workforce, especially in software development positions. However, autistic students do not get to practice teamwork since much of their education is focused on learning social skills. The hybrid mode of education comes with challenges, including communication and collaboration issues and teaming difficulties, however, this method of teaching and learning can be difficult for students with autism. In this experience report paper, we discuss our experience planning and running a hybrid camp to teach teamwork and programming to 14 autistic high school students. Overall, our camp was successful in teaching students software development skills with open source software, and, from our experience, we detail our lessons learned and provide recommendations for educators and researchers working with autistic students in a hybrid setting.

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"Can you help me?": an experience report of teamwork in a game coding camp for autistic high school students
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
  2. Collaborative and social computing
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education

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Márquez GPacheco MAstudillo HTaramasco CCalvo E(2024)Inclusion of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in Software EngineeringInformation and Software Technology10.1016/j.infsof.2024.107434170:COnline publication date: 1-Jun-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.infsof.2024.107434
Cardoso-Pereira IGomes GRibeiro DSouza ALucena DPinto G(2023)Supporting the Careers of Developers With Disabilities: Lessons From Zup InnovationIEEE Software10.1109/MS.2023.328254440:5(58-65)Online publication date: 1-Sep-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MS.2023.3282544

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