All-Female Classes in High School Computer Science: Positive Effects in Three Years of Data.

Crombie, Gail; Abarbanel, Tracy; Trinneer, Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ670066

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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All-Female Classes in High School Computer Science: Positive Effects in Three Years of Data.

Crombie, Gail; Abarbanel, Tracy; Trinneer, Anne

Journal of Educational Computing Research, v27 n4 p385-409 2002

In a three-year study, female students from all-female computer science (CS) classes were compared to male and female students from mixed-gender CS classes. Participants were 250 students enrolled in an elective Grade 11 CS course. The study provides some initial empirical evidence supporting the positive effects of all-female classes in CS at the high school level. (AEF)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Females, Grade 11, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Single Sex Classes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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