2019 Survey of CS Teaching: Challenges and Resources in US Higher Ed

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2019 Survey of CS Teaching

Joshua Ball

29 May 2025

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Elise Deitrick

Abstract

Respondents taught classes ranging in size from 7 to 2,000 students, with 16.7% of rosters reaching into the triple digits. What we found was intriguing—though not necessarily surprising.

Educators reported being concerned about low student engagement, increasing student-to-teacher ratios, the time burden of manual grading, and a lack of appropriate classroom space. According to our findings:

72% of respondents ranked manual grading as their greatest grading/feedback challenge
Teachers with larger classes were more concerned about pedagogical challenges like low student engagement—whereas teachers of smaller classes struggled with technology-related challenges.
The majority of respondents were primarily concerned with increasing student-to-teacher ratios, followed by inappropriate classroom or lab space.

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