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2018 GitHub Education Classroom Report

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August 14, 2018

2018 GitHub Education Classroom Report

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August 14, 2018
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  1. 2018 Classroom
    Report
    Courtney Hsing and Vanessa Gennarelli
    GitHub Education
    education.github.com

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  2. Summary
    1. Using GitHub (versus not using GitHub) in programming classes predicted greater positive
    learning outcomes.
    • Students felt more prepared for being a part of the developer community and creating a
    portfolio of their work.
    • Students felt more prepared for future internships and career, and learned more about
    collaboration, popular industry tools, and project management.
    2. Using GitHub (versus not using GitHub) in programming classes predicted a greater sense of
    belonging, a variable important to academic success.
    • Students felt a greater sense of belonging both in the classroom and in the field.

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  3. Summary (continued)
    2. Students who received (versus did not receive) feedback via GitHub benefited more from
    teacher feedback.
    • Students felt they used their teachers’ feedback more effectively and found their teachers’
    feedback more helpful.
    • Students felt their teachers were more aware of their needs as a student.
    • Students felt they used their peers’ feedback more effectively and found their peers’
    feedback more helpful.
    3. Students needed more support from teachers and peers when learning to use GitHub.
    • About a quarter of students felt they received less support than they needed from teachers,
    and about a third of students felt they received less support than they needed from peers.

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  4. Method

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  5. Survey design overview
    Participants
    • Both users and non-users of GitHub participated
    • We emailed students with currently active student coupons
    • We emailed teachers who applied for the teacher discount either for personal repositories or
    for free organization
    Survey eligibility
    • Must have taken or taught a class with a programming component this past semester
    Two versions of the survey
    • Student version
    • Teacher version

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  6. Respondents overview
    Student Survey Teacher Survey
    Number of respondents
    7530 (37.2% used
    GitHub in classroom)
    300 (67.0% used
    GitHub in classroom)
    Response rate 1.6% 1.7%
    Completion rate 82.1% 85.0%
    Excluding respondents who quit
    before naming a course to think about
    for the survey

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  7. Respondent characteristics:
    Year in school
    Student Survey Teacher Survey
    7.8%
    12.5%
    15.4%
    33.7%
    1.2%
    1.3%
    2.3%
    5.1%
    3.3%
    17.4%
    College Freshman
    College Sophomore
    College Junior
    College Senior
    HS Freshman
    HS Sophomore
    HS Junior
    HS Senior
    Non-traditional student
    Other
    Year in school What year in school was the average
    student in your course?
    8.2%
    20.4%
    17.0%
    17.0%
    2.0%
    1.4%
    6.1%
    5.8%
    2.0%
    20.1%

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  8. Respondent characteristics:
    Gender
    8.5%
    90.0%
    1.0% 0.5%
    Female
    Male
    Non-binary
    Prefer to self describe
    6.9%
    91.5%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  9. Respondent characteristics:
    Race and ethnicity
    Select all that apply
    1.2%
    5.7% 7.0%
    0.8% 0.8%
    3.7%
    86.1%
    0%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    100%
    Black or of
    African
    descent
    East Asian Hispanic or
    Latino/Latina
    Middle
    Eastern
    Native
    American,
    Pacific
    Islander, or
    Indigenous
    Australian
    South Asian White or
    European
    descent
    Select all that apply
    3.4%
    15.8%
    9.1%
    5.1%
    1.0%
    19.2%
    54.1%
    0%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    100%
    Black or of
    African
    descent
    East Asian Hispanic or
    Latino/Latina
    Middle
    Eastern
    Native
    American,
    Pacific
    Islander, or
    Indigenous
    Australian
    South Asian White or
    European
    descent
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  10. Which programming language(s) did you use
    in your course? (Select all that apply)
    Which programming language(s) did students
    use in your course? (Select all that apply)
    28.9% 28.3%
    26.0%
    18.0%
    36.2%
    10.1%
    29.8%
    8.6% 8.5%
    21.0%
    19.4%
    17.1%
    0%
    5%
    10%
    15%
    20%
    25%
    30%
    35%
    40%
    30.9%
    32.9%
    31.2%
    17.0%
    29.2%
    11.9%
    29.5%
    10.5%
    9.2%
    14.9%
    13.9%
    28.8%
    0%
    5%
    10%
    15%
    20%
    25%
    30%
    35%
    40%
    Respondent characteristics:
    Programming languages
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  11. Learning Outcomes:
    Preparation for the future

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  12. Using GitHub (versus not using GitHub) in programming classes predicted greater positive
    learning outcomes.
    • Preparation for the future
    • Students felt more prepared for being a part of the developer community and creating a
    portfolio of their work.
    • Students felt more prepared for future internships and career, and learned more about
    collaboration, popular industry tools, and project management.
    • The number of GitHub features used in the classroom positively predicted learning
    outcomes for students.
    Preparation for the future:
    Key takeaways

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  13. 1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Teamwork and
    collaboration
    Popular industry
    tool(s)
    Project
    management
    Very much
    Very little
    Rate how much you have learned about each of the
    following through [course] this past semester:
    Rate how much your students have learned about each
    of the following through [course] this past semester:
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Teamwork and
    collaboration
    Popular industry
    tool(s)
    Project
    management
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  14. 11%
    7%
    19%
    31%
    32%
    30%
    15%
    19% 20%
    17%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Rate how much you have learned about each of the following through [course] this past semester: Teamwork and collaboration
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  15. 6%
    8%
    23%
    34%
    29%
    24%
    18%
    22%
    23%
    14%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Rate how much you have learned about each of the following through [course] this past semester: Popular industry tool(s)
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  16. 9%
    11%
    23%
    32%
    25%
    29%
    18%
    21%
    20%
    12%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Rate how much you have learned about each of the following through [course] this past semester:
    Project management
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  17. Rate how much [course] has prepared
    you for each of the following
    Rate how much [course] has prepared
    your students for each of the following
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Future
    internship or
    career
    Being a part of
    the developer
    community
    Developing a
    portfolio of
    your work
    Taking more
    advanced
    courses
    Very much
    Very little
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Future
    internship or
    career
    Being a part of
    the developer
    community
    Developing a
    portfolio of your
    work
    Taking more
    advanced
    courses
    ns
    ns
    Student Survey Teacher Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  18. 5%
    7%
    19%
    35%
    33%
    14% 14%
    24%
    29%
    19%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Rate how much [course] has prepared you for each of the following: Future internship or career
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  19. 8%
    10%
    20%
    33%
    31%
    24%
    19%
    21% 22%
    14%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Rate how much [course] has prepared you for each of the following: Being a part of the developer community
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  20. 10% 11%
    20%
    28%
    30%
    24%
    19%
    20%
    22%
    15%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Rate how much [course] has prepared you for each of the following: Developing a portfolio of your own work
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  21. Rate how much [course] has prepared you for each of the following: Taking more advanced courses
    6% 6%
    20%
    33%
    36%
    9% 9%
    19%
    32% 32%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Very little Very much
    Student Survey
    Preparation for the future:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  22. Student Survey Teacher Survey
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Fewer features (-1SD) More features (+1SD)
    Very much
    Very little
    Teamwork and collaborations
    Project management
    Preparation for future internship/career
    Preparation for being part of the developer community
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Fewer features (-1SD) More features (+1SD)
    Very much
    Very little
    Teamwork and collaborations
    Project management
    Preparation for future internship/career
    Preparation for being part of the developer community
    Preparation for the future:
    Rate how much [course] has prepared
    you for each of the following
    Rate how much [course] has prepared
    your students for each of the following

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  23. Learning Outcomes:
    Classroom experience

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  24. Using GitHub (versus not using GitHub) in programming classes predicted greater positive learning
    outcomes.
    • Overall, students and teachers felt using GitHub in the classroom improved rather than worsened
    students’ learning experience.
    • Although implementation of GitHub in the classroom had no effect on teachers’ reports of student
    engagement, participation, and attendance, using GitHub in the classroom predicted slightly higher
    student ratings across the three variables.
    • Students who used GitHub in the classroom tend to like their class more and put more effort into the
    class than students who did not use GitHub in the classroom. Students who used GitHub in the
    classroom were also more likely to recommend their class to others and take similar courses in the
    future.
    • Students in GitHub (versus non GitHub) classrooms felt more competent. They were also more likely
    to feel like they have the skills necessary to do well and satisfied with their performance in the class.
    Classroom experience:
    Key takeaways

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  25. 0% 2% 2%
    12%
    31%
    34%
    20%
    52%
    23%
    8%
    14%
    2% 2% 0%
    0%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    100%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Not at all Very much
    How m
    GitHub
    improv
    learnin
    How m
    GitHub
    worsen
    learnin
    Classroom experience:
    Does using GitHub in the classroom improve or worsen the learning experience?
    Student Survey Teacher Survey
    2% 1% 1%
    16%
    26% 27% 28%
    68%
    10%
    3%
    11%
    3% 2% 3%
    0%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    100%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Not at all Very much
    How much has using
    GitHub in [course]
    improved your learning
    experience?
    How much has using
    GitHub in [course]
    worsened your learning
    experience?

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  26. Rate yourself for each item below
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Level of
    engagement in
    course
    Level of
    participation in
    course
    Class attendance in
    course
    Very High
    Very Low 1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Level of engagement
    in course
    Level of participation
    in course
    Class attendance in
    course
    ns ns ns
    Rate each item below based on your general
    impression (of students) this past semester
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  27. 1%
    4%
    13%
    42% 41%
    2%
    6%
    14%
    37%
    42%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Very low Slightly low Neither low nor
    high
    Slightly high Very high
    Rate how much you have learned about each of the following through [course] this past semester: Level of engagement
    Student Survey
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  28. 1%
    4%
    14%
    38%
    43%
    2%
    6%
    15%
    34%
    43%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Very low Slightly low Neither low nor
    high
    Slightly high Very high
    Rate how much you have learned about each of the following through [course] this past semester: Your level of participation in [course]
    Student Survey
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  29. Rate how much you have learned about each of the following through [course] this past semester: Your class attendance in [course]
    Student Survey
    3%
    6%
    14%
    27%
    51%
    5%
    7%
    14%
    21%
    53%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Very low Slightly low Neither low nor
    high
    Slightly high Very high
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  30. 1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Liking Effort
    High
    Low
    Both liking and effort variables were composite scores
    of multiple items:
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items
    below
    1 (Not at all true) to 5 (Very true)
    •Liking:
    •I enjoy [course] very much.
    •[Course] holds my attention very well.
    •I would describe [course] as very interesting.
    •Effort:
    •I put a lot of effort into [course]
    •It’s important to me to do well in [course]
    •I put a lot of energy into [course]
    Student Survey
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  31. Use your general impression of [course] to
    rate the items below
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    I would recommend [course] to
    other students
    I would take a course similar to
    [course] in the future
    Strongly agree
    Strongly disagree
    Student Survey
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  32. 1% 2%
    3%
    6%
    15%
    33%
    40%
    4% 4%
    5%
    9%
    17%
    31% 31%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items below: I would recommend [course] to other students
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey

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  33. 2% 3% 4%
    8%
    14%
    30%
    40%
    5% 4% 5%
    9%
    16%
    27%
    34%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items below: I would take a course similar to [course] in the future
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey

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  34. Use your general impression of [course] to
    rate the items below
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    After being in [course]
    for a while, I feel pretty
    competent
    I am satisfied with my
    performance in
    [course]
    I have the skills
    necessary to do well in
    [course]
    Very true
    Not at all true
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey

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  35. Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items below: After being in [course] for a while, I feel pretty competent
    2% 2%
    5%
    19%
    21%
    26% 26%
    3% 4%
    6%
    21% 20%
    25%
    21%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Not at all true Very true
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey

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  36. 2% 2%
    6%
    15%
    19%
    26%
    31%
    3% 3%
    7%
    17% 17%
    26%
    28%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Not at all true Very true
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items below: I am satisfied with my performance in [course]
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey

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  37. 1% 1%
    3%
    12%
    17%
    28%
    38%
    1% 2%
    4%
    14%
    16%
    25%
    38%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Not at all true Very true
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items below: I have the skills necessary to do well in [course]
    Classroom experience:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms
    Student Survey

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  38. Sense of Belonging

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  39. Using GitHub (versus not using GitHub) in programming classes predicted a greater
    sense of belonging, a variable important to academic success.
    • Students felt greater belonging both in the classroom and in the field.
    • This finding could be related to several other findings from this study:
    1. On average, there was greater emphasis on group assignments in GitHub (versus non
    GitHub) classrooms. Working more closely and cooperatively with peers may have
    boosted students’ sense of belonging in the classroom.
    2.Students in GitHub (versus non GitHub classrooms) felt more prepared for being part
    of the developer community, and felt they learned more about popular industry tools.
    These effects may have directly contributed to students’ sense of belonging in the
    field.
    Sense of belonging:
    Key takeaways

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  40. Both Belonging in class and Belonging in field variables were
    composite scores of multiple items:
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the items below
    1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree)
    •Belonging in class:
    •My contributions in [course] are valued
    •I feel comfortable in [course]
    •People in [course] accept me
    •Belonging in field:
    •I see myself as part of the developer community
    •I feel that I am a member of the developer community
    •I feel a sense of belonging to the developer community
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    Belonging in class Belonging in field
    High
    Low
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  41. Student Survey
    16%
    12%
    21%
    51%
    20%
    17%
    25%
    37%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Agree or strongly
    agree with 0
    Agree or strongly
    agree with 1
    Agree or strongly
    agree with 2
    Agree or strongly
    agree with all 3
    Out of the students who responded to all 3 statements, percentage
    of students who either agreed or strongly agreed with zero, one,
    two, or all three statements Belonging in class:
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate
    the items below
    1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree)
    •My contributions in [course] are valued
    •I feel comfortable in [course]
    •People in [course] accept me
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  42. 1%
    2% 3%
    12%
    20%
    37%
    26%
    3%
    5% 6%
    17%
    21%
    32%
    17%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the following: My contributions in [course] are valued
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  43. 0% 1%
    3%
    7%
    17%
    39%
    32%
    1% 2%
    4%
    9%
    18%
    37%
    28%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the following: I feel comfortable in [course]
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  44. 0% 1%
    2%
    11%
    15%
    39%
    33%
    1% 1%
    2%
    16% 15%
    36%
    29%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the following: People in [course] accept me
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  45. Belonging in field:
    Use your general impression of [course] to
    rate the items below
    1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree)
    •I see myself as part of the developer
    community
    •I feel that I am a member of the
    developer community
    •I feel a sense of belonging to the
    developer community
    Student Survey
    32%
    10% 10%
    48%
    45%
    10%
    8%
    37%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Agree or strongly
    agree with 0
    Agree or strongly
    agree with 1
    Agree or strongly
    agree with 2
    Agree or strongly
    agree with all 3
    Out of the students who responded to all 3 statements, percentage
    of students who either agreed or strongly agreed with zero, one,
    two, or all three statements
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  46. 1%
    3%
    4%
    13%
    20%
    33%
    27%
    3%
    5%
    7%
    16%
    21%
    27%
    21%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the following: I see myself as part of the developer community
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  47. 1%
    3%
    4%
    14%
    21%
    31%
    25%
    4%
    6% 7%
    17%
    22%
    25%
    19%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Use your general impression of [course] to rate the following: I feel that I am a member of the developer community
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  48. Use your general impression of [course] to rate the following: I feel a sense of belonging to the developer community
    1%
    3%
    4%
    14%
    21%
    32%
    26%
    3%
    6% 7%
    18%
    22%
    25%
    20%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree
    Student Survey
    Sense of belonging:
    GitHub versus non GitHub classrooms

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  49. 1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    Belonging in class Belonging in field
    High
    Low
    Less familiar with GitHub
    than peers
    As familiar or more familiar
    with GitHub than peers
    Sense of belonging:
    Familiarity with GitHub
    Student Survey

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  50. Feedback

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  51. Students who received (versus did not receive) feedback via GitHub benefited
    slightly more from feedback
    •Students felt they used their teachers’ feedback more effectively and found their
    teachers’ feedback more helpful.
    •Students felt their teachers better understood their needs as a student.
    •Students felt they used their peers’ feedback more effectively and found their
    peers’ feedback more helpful.
    Feedback:
    Key takeaways

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  52. 1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    I
    understand
    the
    instructor's
    feedback
    I pay
    attention to
    the
    instructor's
    feedback
    I use the
    instructor's
    feedback
    effectively
    I find the
    instructor's
    feedback
    helpful
    The
    instructor
    understands
    my needs as
    a student
    Strongly agree
    Strongly disagree
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide
    feedback
    ns ns
    Use your general impression of the instructor’s feedback to rate the items below:
    Feedback
    Student Survey

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  53. Student Survey
    Use your general impression of the instructor’s feedback to rate the items below: I use the instructor’s feedback effectively
    1% 1%
    3%
    6%
    13%
    36%
    38%
    3%
    1% 1% 2%
    8%
    17%
    37%
    30%
    5%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat agree Agree Strongly agree I don't
    know/Not sure
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide feedback
    Feedback

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  54. Student Survey
    Use your general impression of the instructor’s feedback to rate the items below: I find the instructor’s feedback helpful
    0% 1%
    3%
    5%
    14%
    38% 37%
    2%
    2% 2%
    4%
    7%
    17%
    34%
    31%
    4%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat agree Agree Strongly agree I don't
    know/Not sure
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide feedback
    Feedback

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  55. Student Survey
    Use your general impression of the instructor’s feedback to rate the items below: The instructor understands my needs as a student
    1% 2% 2%
    6%
    18%
    33%
    36%
    4%
    2% 3% 4%
    9%
    18%
    32%
    28%
    5%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat agree Agree Strongly agree I don't
    know/Not sure
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide feedback
    Feedback

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  56. 1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    I
    understand
    feedback
    from peers
    I pay
    attention to
    feedback
    from peers
    I use
    feedback
    from peers
    effectively
    I find
    feedback
    from peers
    helpful
    Strongly agree
    Strongly disagree
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide
    feedback
    ns ns
    Feedback
    Student Survey

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  57. Student Survey
    Use your general impression of your peers’ feedback to rate the items below: I use feedback from peers effectively
    1% 0%
    2%
    6%
    15%
    39%
    34%
    3%
    1% 1%
    3%
    10%
    18%
    40%
    23%
    4%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree I don't
    know/Not sure
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide feedback
    Feedback

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  58. Student Survey
    Use your general impression of your peers’ feedback to rate the items below: I find feedback from peers helpful
    1% 1% 1%
    6%
    13%
    43%
    32%
    4%
    2% 1% 2%
    9%
    16%
    38%
    29%
    4%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Strongly
    disagree
    Disagree Somewhat
    disagree
    Neither agree
    nor disagree
    Somewhat
    agree
    Agree Strongly agree I don't
    know/Not sure
    Used GitHub to provide feedback
    Did not use GitHub to provide feedback
    Feedback

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  59. Learning GitHub

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  60. Students need more support from teachers and peers when learning to use GitHub.
    • About a quarter of students felt they received less support than they needed from
    teachers, and about a third of students felt they received less support than they needed
    from peers.
    • Because student respondents felt they were generally more familiar with GitHub than
    their peers at the beginning of the semester, it is likely that the average student felt they
    received even less support than student respondents.
    • First-time users, compared to non first-time users, felt learning to use GitHub was slightly
    more difficult.
    Learning GitHub:
    Key takeaways

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  61. Learning GitHub
    49%
    36%
    13%
    3%
    1%
    2%
    14%
    54%
    26%
    4%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Not at all
    familiar
    Slightly
    familiar
    Moderately
    familiar
    Very familiar Extremely
    familiar
    How familiar were your
    students with GitHub at
    the beginning of the
    semester?
    How familiar are your
    students with GitHub
    now?
    8%
    21%
    26%
    29%
    15%
    0% 0%
    22%
    49%
    26%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Not at all
    familiar
    Slightly
    familiar
    Moderately
    familiar
    Very familiar Extremely
    familiar
    How familiar were you
    with GitHub at the
    beginning of the
    semester?
    How familiar are you with
    GitHub now?
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  62. Learning GitHub
    30%
    27% 28%
    14%
    1%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Easy Difficult
    How easy or difficult was it to learn how to
    use GitHub?
    8%
    24%
    29%
    34%
    6%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    1 2 3 4 5
    Easy Difficult
    How easy or difficult was it for the average
    student in [course] to learn how to use
    GitHub?
    Student Survey Teacher Survey

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  63. Learning GitHub
    31%
    27% 27%
    13%
    1%
    17%
    26%
    34%
    22%
    1%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Easy Difficult
    How easy or difficult was it to learn how to use
    GitHub?
    Non first-time user
    First-time user
    Student Survey

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  64. Learning GitHub
    Student Survey Teacher Survey
    10%
    15%
    55%
    13%
    8%
    12%
    20%
    47%
    15%
    6%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Too little
    support
    Just the right
    amount of
    support
    Too much
    support
    Describe the amount of support you received from each of the
    following as you were learning GitHub
    [course] teachers
    [course] peers
    1%
    11%
    59%
    19%
    6% 5%
    9%
    19%
    45%
    13%
    1%
    13%
    0%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Too little
    support
    Just the right
    amount of
    support
    Too much
    support
    I don't
    know/not sure
    Describe the amount of support students received on average from
    each of the following as they were learning GitHub
    [course] teachers
    [course] peers

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  65. education.github.com

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