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Swanson, Janese; Miller, Emily – Tech Directions, 1998
Reviews findings of differences in how boys and girls approach technology, the possible causes, and steps to be taken to shift the balance. Suggests early exposure, parental role models, and praise and encouragement. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Computer Literacy, Females, Sex Differences
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Clarke, Valerie A. – Australian Journal of Education, 1990
Review of the research literature indicates that sex differences favor males in overall computer use, course enrollments, programing and games but few sex differences in computer applications. Explanations focus on sex-based differences in expected outcomes arising from cultural beliefs. Eight strategies for increasing female participation are…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computers, Females
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Francis, Leslie J. – Computers and Education, 1993
Discussion of measuring computer-related attitudes of students focuses on the development of a new measure of attitudes toward computers for use with undergraduate students that operationalizes the affective attitudinal domain independently of the behavioral or cognitive intentions. Reliability and validity are addressed, and gender differences…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Attitude Measures, Computer Literacy, Higher Education
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Eastman, Beva – Computers in Human Services, 1991
Discusses women's use of computers and considers how the principles of feminism affect computerization. Highlights include the computerization process; gender differences in learning; models for feminist use of computers, including information processing and telecommunications; and a resource list of women's organizations that use computers.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Literacy, Databases, Females
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Butler, Deborah – Clearing House, 2000
Reviews research and literature on gender and technology. Looks at computer equity themes of the 1980's and early 1990's, and argues that middle school is the place to make a difference. Lists recommendations in the literature for assisting girls with computer technology. Notes considerable evidence of the persistence of a gender gap. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Crist-Whitzel, Janet – 1985
One of three publications of the Research on Equitable Access to Technology project, this paper provides a literature review of the issues surrounding the provision of equitable access to computers for all children. Both the extent and types of inequities are explored, including hardware and software issues, and language and sex inequities. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Cusick, Theresa; And Others – 1986
This examination of computer equity argues that current educational trends--which emphasize teaching applications of computers rather than programming--will limit the computer skills of students. Added to this difficulty is the argument that some students (often minority and female students) need not be pushed to learn programming if they don't…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns
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Condry, John; Keith, Douglas – Youth and Society, 1983
Explores some of the issues raised by the introduction of computers into society and, in particular, questions concerning the impact, both direct and indirect, of the availability of computers on the young. (CMG)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Zimmer, J. Christopher; Fuller, Dana K. – 1996
This paper reviews the literature on factors affecting students' performance in undergraduate statistics courses for the social sciences. Statistics anxiety and attitude have been linked to one's performance in statistics classes. Math factors, such as anxiety and attitude, may have an impact on performance in statistics classes, but the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
Damarin, Suzanne K. – Computing Teacher, 1989
Discussion of equity in computer science education focuses on issues related to gender. Topics discussed include computers and society, including employment changes and the relationship of women to society; the relationship between mathematics anxiety and computer anxiety; instructional and curriculum design; evaluation equity; and computer…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Design, Equal Education
Funk, James E. – 1987
This paper reports on research related to computer programing in the secondary school mathematics curriculum. The first section gives the background and nature of the problem, explains the organization and limitations of the study, and defines the terms used. The second section presents an annotated bibliography, organized into four parts. The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Literature Reviews
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Kay, Robin H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes study that compared differences in computer attitudes, degree of computer literacy, locus of control, and commitment to computers between male and female student teachers at the University of Toronto. A literature review of previous studies on gender differences is presented, and the statistical methodology of this study is detailed. (31…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Moldafsky, Neil I; Kwon, Ik-Whan – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994
Reviews current literature about personal, demographic, situational, and cognitive attributes that affect computer-aided decision making. The effectiveness of computer-aided decision making is explored in relation to decision quality, effectiveness, and confidence. Studies of the effects of age, anxiety, cognitive type, attitude, gender, and prior…
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Style, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes
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Apple, Michael W. – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discussion of the growth of technology in society focuses on political, economic, and ethical issues concerning technology in education. Highlights include technological needs of the economy; effects of technology on the job market and the labor force; the changing role of teachers; social imbalance and inequity; and social literacy. (31…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Economic Factors
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Campbell, N. Jo – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
Describes a study of undergraduate students that examined the relationship between selection of college computer courses and self-perceived proficiency in using computers, computer causal attributions, and selected computer attitudes. Gender issues are addressed, correlations between variables are examined, and implications for educators are…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Correlation
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