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Wested: San Francisco, California, US

2023-01 to present | Director (Learning and Technology)
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Yvonne Kao

WestEd: Redwood City, CA, US

2011-10-01 to 2022-12 | Senior Research Associate (Learning and Technology)
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Yvonne Kao

Education and qualifications (2)

Carnegie Mellon University: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2004-08 to 2009-09 | PhD (Psychology)
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Yvonne Kao

University of Wisconsin–Madison: Madison, Wisconsin, US

1999-09 to 2004-05 | BS (Computer Science, Mathematics, Psychology)
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Yvonne Kao

Funding (7)

BPC-A: Systemic Change for Broadening Participation in K12 CS Education Pathways, The CSforALL Alliance

2022-10-01 to 2025-09-30 | Grant
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (Alexandria, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.12949046
GRANT_NUMBER: 2216614
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Examining Transfer Between Programming Languages in Computer Science

2022-08-01 to 2026-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.12909649
GRANT_NUMBER: 2201209
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Computer Science Connections: Using Data Science to Broaden Participation in Middle School

2021-08-15 to 2023-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9751997
GRANT_NUMBER: 2122485
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Leveraging Technology to Improve Children's Understanding of Mathematical Equivalence

2021-07-01 to 2025-06-30 | Grant
United States Department of Education (Washington D.C., US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9705874
GRANT_NUMBER: R305A210018
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Improving Children's Understanding of Mathematical Equivalence: An Efficacy Study

2015-09-01 to 2019-08-31 | Grant
United States Department of Education (Washington D.C., US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.4180155
GRANT_NUMBER: R305A150088
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Developing Computer Science Pedagogical Content Knowledge through On-the-Job Learning

2014-01-15 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.3489754
GRANT_NUMBER: 1348866
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Using Math Pathways & Pitfalls to Promote Algebra Readiness

2013-10-01 to 2019-09-30 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.3485925
GRANT_NUMBER: 1314416
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Yvonne Kao via DimensionsWizard

Works (18)

Building a Mixed-format Computer Science Assessment for Middle School

2024-03-14 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3626253.3635578
Contributors: Jennifer Houchins; Kim Luttgen; Rosalind Owen; Lydia Martinez Rivera; Matt Silberglitt; Yvonne Kao
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Programming Language Knowledge Transfer that Teachers Observe in their Classrooms

2024-03-14 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3626253.3635570
Contributors: Jennifer Houchins; Rosalind Owen; Bryan Matlen; Yvonne Kao
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Discourse Practices in Computer Science Education

2024-03-07 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3626252.3630830
Contributors: Yvonne Kao; David McKinney; Sam Berg; Brenda Tuohy; Courtney Ortega
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Iterative Design of a Socially-Relevant and Engaging Middle School Data Science Unit

2024-03-07 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3626252.3630886
Contributors: David McKinney; Chloe Morton; Brenda Tuohy; Sam Berg; Audrey Karlstad; Courtney Ortega; Zelda Allison; Griffin Munzel; Max Washburn; Yvonne Kao
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Toward CS1 Content Subscales: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of an Introductory Computing Assessment

2023-11-13 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3631802.3631828
Contributors: Miranda C. Parker; Matt J. Davidson; Yvonne S. Kao; Lauren E. Margulieux; Zachary R. Tidler; Jan Vahrenhold
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The Development and Validation of a Survey to Predict Computing Career Intentions

2023-08-07 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3568813.3600115
Contributors: Yvonne Kao; Daniel L Murphy; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua; Priya Kannan; Jennifer Tsan; Kyle E Jennings; Heather Smith; Shameeka Emanuel; Emily R Miller
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Designing dynamic feedback to help second graders understand equivalence: Centering students’ perspectives

2023-06-19 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3585088.3593888
Contributors: Anna N. Bartel; Shannon M. Celeste; Claire Guang; Lia Francis-Bongue; Vivian Hsu; Jodi L. Davenport; Yvonne S. Kao; Nicole M. McNeil
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From One Language to the Next: Applications of Analogical Transfer for Programming Education

ACM Transactions on Computing Education
2022-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1145/3487051
Contributors: Yvonne Kao; Bryan Matlen; David Weintrop
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Improving Children’s Understanding of Mathematical Equivalence: An Efficacy Study

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
2022-12-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2022.2144787
Part of ISSN: 1934-5747
Part of ISSN: 1934-5739
Contributors: Jodi L. Davenport; Yvonne S. Kao; Kristen N. Johannes; Caroline Byrd Hornburg; Nicole M. McNeil
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Yvonne Kao

A Pair of ACES: An Analysis of Isomorphic Questions on an Elementary Computing Assessment

Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research V.1
2022-08-03 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3501385.3543979
Contributors: Miranda C. Parker; Leiny Garcia; Yvonne S. Kao; Diana Franklin; Susan Krause; Mark Warschauer
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Yvonne Kao

Using Student and Teacher Feedback to Modify CS Curriculum

2022-03 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3545947.3576364
Contributors: Fernando Echeverria; Yvonne Kao; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua
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Multilingual CS Education Pathways

Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
2022-02-22 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3478431.3499315
Contributors: Yvonne Kao; David Weintrop
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Yvonne Kao

Cognition Research in Practice: Engineering and Evaluating a Middle School Math Curriculum

The Journal of Experimental Education
2020-08-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2019.1619067
Part of ISSN: 0022-0973
Part of ISSN: 1940-0683
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Yvonne Kao

Project Scoring for Program Evaluation and Teacher Professional Development

Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
2020-02-26 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3328778.3366959
Part of ISBN: 9781450367936
Contributors: Yvonne Kao; Irene Nolan; Andrew Rothman
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Yvonne Kao

Logic Models as a Framework for Iterative User Research in Educational Technology

End-User Considerations in Educational Technology Design
2018 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2639-1.ch003
Part of ISBN: 9781522526391
Part of ISBN: 9781522526407
Part of ISSN: 2326-8905
Part of ISSN: 2326-8913
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Yvonne Kao

Applying the Mathematical Work of Teaching Framework to Develop a Computer Science Pedagogical Content Knowledge Assessment

Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
2018-02-21 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3159450.3159521
ISBN: 9781450351034
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Yvonne Kao

Promoting Children's Relational Understanding of Equivalence

Cognitive Science
2017 | Conference paper
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Yvonne Kao

Middle School Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Equations: Evidence from Writing Story Problems

International Journal of Educational Psychology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4471/ijep.2014.13
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Yvonne Kao
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