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Peer reviewedStaehr, Lorraine; Martin, Mary; Byrne, Graeme – Journal of College Student Retention, 2001
Evaluated an intervention program for women in the first year of a computing degree at La Trobe University (Australia). Found a sustained increase in female retention after the program was introduced. Identified the best predictors of success in the first programming course to be age and having studied mathematics in the final years of secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Computer Science, Females, Foreign Countries
