Clare Baek
Assistant Professor
Learning Design and Technology
Areas of Expertise
- Learning Technologies
Keywords
Computer Science Education, Instructional Design, STEM, Teacher Education, Technology Integration
Research Methodologies
- Mixed Methods
- Quantitative Methods
- Research Practice Partnerships
Research Levels
- K–12
- Postsecondary
Research Overview
Clare Baek’s research examines the ways that innovative uses of technology can promote learning outcomes for all students. Her work spans two complementary strands. The first focuses on the design and implementation of computational thinking curricula that support STEM learning and teacher development through culturally sustaining approaches. In one of her main projects, funded by NSF, she co-designed a computer science curriculum integrated with data literacy and environmental literacy in partnership with teachers across three school districts in Southern California. The second strand of her work investigates the factors that shape learning experiences and outcomes in emerging digital learning environments. In particular, she examines the societal and individual factors that influence students’ use and perceptions of generative AI. Across her research, she employs a range of methodologies, including design-based implementation research, causal experiments, and educational data science, to understand student and teacher learning and development in digital learning environments.
- Baek, C., Tate, T., & Warschauer, M. (2024). “ChatGPT seems too good to be true”: College students’ use and perceptions of generative AI. Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence.
- Baek, C., Saito-Stehberger, D., Nam, A., Lopez, G., Jacob, S.R., & Warschauer, M. (2024). Empowering Latine elementary school students with disabilities: Computer programming through culturally sustaining curriculum. Computer Science Education.
- Baek, C., Aguilar, S.J., & Warschauer, M. (2024). Exploring teachers’ self-efficacy and willingness to provide accommodations in teaching students with autism. Teaching and Teacher Education.
- Abdelhalim, S., Alsahil, A., Baek, C., & Warschauer, M. (2025). University EFL instructors’ engagement with generative AI: A cross-cultural analysis. System.
- Baek, C., Nguyen, V., Gyles S., Saito-Stehberger, Phan, B. M., & Warschauer, M. (2025, April). Designing a culturally sustaining computer science curriculum integrated with environmental literacy through a research-practice partnership [Paper Session]. American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
- Baek, C., Nguyen, V., Gyles, S., & Warschauer, M. (2025, March). Latinx students as agents of change in community environmental issues: Teachers’ perspectives [Paper Session]. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, National Harbor, MD.
- Baek, C., Garcia, L., Saito-Stehberger., & Warschauer, M. (2024, April). Exploring teachers’ perspectives and instructional strategies in promoting students’ computational thinking development [Paper Session]. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
- Baek, C., Saito-Stehberger, D., Nam, A., Lopez, G., Jacob, S.R., & Warschauer, M. (2024, April). Empowering elementary school students with disabilities: Computer programming through culturally sustaining curriculum [Roundtable Session]. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
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- National Science Foundation (2023-2027), $2,000,000
- Deepening Computational Thinking for English Learners by Integrating Community-Based
- Environmental Literacy.
- PI: Mark Warschauer; Co-PIs: Clare Baek, Symone Gyles, Debra Richardson
- National Science Foundation (2024-2027), $140,500
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Supplement to “Deepening Computational Thinking for English Learners by Integrating Community-Based Environmental Literacy”
- PI: Mark Warschauer; Co-PI: Clare Baek
- Description: This is a supplemental grant to mentor and train undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds to develop research and professional skills in STEM education.
- 2019-Current: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- 2025-Current: Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Co-Guest Editor: Journal of Research in Technology Education: Special Issue on Computer Science Education for All (Fall, 2025)