Shuchi Grover is an American learning scientist and computer science education researcher. Her research investigates

computational thinking Computational thinking (CT) is the mental skill to apply concepts, methods, problem solving techniques, and logic reasoning, derived from computing and computer science, to solve problems in all areas, including our daily lives. In education, CT ...

and how to design effective educational courses for children.

Early life and education

Grover was an undergraduate student at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, where she studied

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

and

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

. She earned a master's degree in computer sciences at Harvard, and developed software for music students. As part of this project, she used digital repositories to store score sheets. It was her first introduction to the potential of technology to accelerate student learning. She completed a degree in Technology, Innovation and Education at Harvard, before moving to

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. Grover focused on learning sciences at

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

for her doctoral research, which investigated advanced computational thinking for deep learning in

middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...

students and was supervised by

Roy Pea Roy D. Pea is David Jacks Professor of Learning Sciences and Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He has extensively published works in the field of the Learning Sciences and on learning technology design and made significant co ...

. She developed a 6-week Stanford OpenEdX course to introduce middle school students to computer sciences.

Research and career

In 2010, Grover was awarded an Amir Lopatin Fellowship to study computational thinking in

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students. She is particularly interested in how computational learning could be a social driver. As part of the fellowship, Grover studied middle school students in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. Her research investigated the various dimensions of computational thinking and how children choose what to value and engage with. In 2014, she argued that to increase the number of women in technology, computer science should be taught in US schools, and computer scientists should act to diminish the "nerd" stereotype.

Selected publications

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References

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