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Peer reviewedDe Lisi, Richard; Cammarano, Diane M. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
This study surveyed undergraduates (27 men, 83 women) to investigate gender differences in mental rotation. It compared pretesting on the Vandenberg Test of Mental Rotation (VTMR) and posttesting after two sessions of computer games. Men typically scored higher on pretest VTMR. After playing a game requiring mental rotation of figures, women…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Computer Games, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedCaftori, Netiva – T.H.E. Journal, 1994
Describes a study of middle school students' use of educational software that was conducted to determine whether it was being used as intended. Popular programs used by girls and by boys are described and compared, particularly "Oregon Trail," and use as entertainment instead of education is discussed. (Contains three references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Software Development
Peer reviewedKirsh, Steven J. – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1998
Investigated the effects of playing violent versus non-violent video games on the interpretation of ambiguous provocation situation. Found that children playing a violent video game responded more negatively to three of six ambiguous provocation story questions than children playing the non-violent video game. Data suggest that playing violent…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Attribution Theory, Bias
