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Cussó-Calabuig, Roser; Carrera Farran, Xavier; Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2017
Aim/Purpose: This article presents a study of ICT use and attitudes related to the computer use of girls and boys from Catalonia in order to detect which gender differences may explain the low presence of women in the ICT field and to design a proposal of actions in schools to help reduce these differences. Background: Since the number of women in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Attitudes, Gender Differences, Gender Bias
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Romero, Marc; Guitert, Montse; Sangra, Albert; Bullen, Mark – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Some authors have stated that university students born after 1982 have been profoundly influenced by digital technologies, showing different characteristics when compared to previous generations. However, it is worth asking if that is a current observable phenomenon. Are those students born after the 80s really more familiar with ICT tools than…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Profiles, Computer Use
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Sayago, Sergio; Guijarro, Jose-Maria; Blat, Josep – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
This article reports on an exploratory study aimed to identify which ways of marking required and optional fields help older people fill in web forms correctly. Drawing on a pilot study and selective attention research in ageing, modified versions of widely used forms were created, in which standard asterisks were replaced with one of three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Control, Attention, Design Requirements