Researchers Jeanne Century and Joanna Schiffman carried out a year-long study of the high school data science first-year course pilot in the state of Utah. The first part of the study yielded detailed descriptions of four leading high school data science curricula – Bootstrap, CourseKata, IDS, and youcubed. The second part of the study entailed collaborating with the Utah Department of Education to examine the implementation of three of these curricula, teachers’ perceptions of supports and barriers to implementation, and teacher and student experiences in the course.

They have published a website, which shares their findings, including a summary of the four curricula, deeper dives into each curriculum, an overview of the study and the Utah pilot, and experiences from the teachers and students.

This work was funded by the Valhalla Foundation.