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Harb, Jibrel; Abu Bakar, Nadzrah; Krish, Pramela – Education and Information Technologies, 2014
This paper reports a quantitative study on gender differences in attitudes when learning oral skills via technology. The study was conducted at Tafila Technical University, Jordan, with 70 female and 30 male students, to find out if female students are better and faster in learning a language than male. Specifically, it seeks to investigate…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Speech Skills
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Alpay, E.; Hari, A.; Kambouri, M.; Ahearn, A. L. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
Recruiting and retaining females within science, engineering and technology continues to challenge many European higher education institutions. This study looks at female self-perceptions relating to effective research work and career progression. Focus groups are used to examine the attitudes and experiences of females and a questionnaire is used…
Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Gender Issues, Women Scientists
Hunt, Darwin P. – 1980
A conceptual framework of a process by which persons assess and express levels of sureness in the correctness of responses which they anticipate making--or having already made but not yet received knowledge of results--is proposed. It is hypothesized that the rate at which a person's behavior is modified by knowledge of results is affected by the…
Descriptors: Adults, Confidence Testing, Learning Processes, Military Training