Underrepresented Students' Confidence in Information Technology Content Areas

Abstract

Coyler & Woodward surveyed students within the IT discipline and assessed student self-confidence in various content areas (e.g., computer programming, mathematics, crytography, etc.) and recommended that additional content-based questions be developed to assess student self-confidence [1]. This work-in-progress manuscript proposes a reinspection of student self-confidence as pertains to IT content areas, as well as an exploration of potential differences in self-confidence for students in underrepresented groups.