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Gal-Ezer, Judith; Vilner, Tamar; Zur, Ela – Computer Science Education, 2008
Computer science is possibly one of the few remaining disciplines almost entirely dominated by men, especially university staff and in the hi-tech industries. This phenomenon prevails throughout the western world; in Israel it starts in high school, where only 30% of students who choose to take computer science as an elective are women, and…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Science Achievement, Females, Computer Science Education
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Bennedsen, Jens; Caspersen, Michael E. – Computer Science Education, 2008
In order to better understand predictors of success and, when possible, improve the design of the first year computer science courses at university to increase the likelihood of success, we study a number of factors that may potentially indicate students' computer science aptitude. Based on findings in general education, we have studied the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Academic Achievement, Mental Health, Correlation