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Sheedy, Caroline – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2018
This work emanates from a previous study examining the experiences of male final year students in computing degree programmes that focused on their perceptions as students where they had few, if any, female classmates. This empirical work consisted of focus groups, with the findings outlined here drawn from two groups that were homogeneous with…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Males, Homogeneous Grouping, Higher Education
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Hawi, N. – Computers & Education, 2010
The purpose of this research is to identify the causal attributions of business computing students in an introductory computer programming course, in the computer science department at Notre Dame University, Louaize. Forty-five male and female undergraduates who completed the computer programming course that extended for a 13-week semester…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed.; Mascia, Maria Lidia, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
These proceedings contain the papers of the 16th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2019), held during November 7-9, 2019, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and co-organised by University Degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Critical Thinking
Sackrowitz, Marian – 1995
In response to recent data from the Department of Education indicating that the number of women earning computer science undergraduate degrees has declined sharply in recent years, a study was conducted to determine gender bias in introductory computer classes. Questionnaires were distributed to students in two classes at Rutgers University and…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes
National Science Foundation, 2011
This report provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. Its primary purpose is to serve as an information source. It offers no endorsement of or recommendations about policies or programs. National Science Foundation reporting on…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Biological Sciences, Astronomy, Chemistry
Beyer, Sylvia; Rynes, Kristina; Chavez, Michelle; Hay, Kelly; Perrault, Julie – 2002
A study examined gender differences in stereotypes, experience, and confidence for computer science (CS) first-year students. Questionnaires were distributed to freshmen students (n=241: 161 females, 80 males) in a required university seminar course. Overall, participants possessed very stereotypical attitudes of CS majors. Findings showed that…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Freshmen, Computer Science, Experience
Beyer, Sylvia; Chavez, Michelle; Rynes, Kristina – 2002
A study examined gender and student group differences in stereotypes and confidence for first-year and more advanced computer science (CS) students. In the spring of 2001, 18-page questionnaires were distributed to first-year students (n=30: 21 females, 9 males) and students enrolled in an introductory CS course (n=32: 11 females, 21 males)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science
Cardinale, Loretta A. – 1992
This study was conducted to investigate the microcomputer experience of female preservice teachers. A questionnaire developed to evaluate prior computer experiences of teacher education students enrolled in an educational technology and media course was administered during the first week of class. The sample included 40 males and 215 females.…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Navarro, Cristina – 1989
A study involving 716 male and 1,113 female first-year students admitted to the University of Delaware in the fall of 1985 was conducted to investigate the differential performance of men and women on the mathematics section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Data collected included SAT math scores; gender; and number of years of high school…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Computer Science Education
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Weis, Lois – Academe, 1987
Data on female professionals relative to male professionals in select scientific and related fields are discussed. These data reveal that women have improved their position slightly, but are still used more in a part-time capacity, and that many fields employ relatively few women in a full-time capacity. (MLW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science, Data Analysis
Scopino, John A. – 1980
Information on the 1979 employment activities of 1977 graduates with bachelor's and master's degrees in science and engineering (S/E) fields is presented. Trends in cohort size are analyzed to provide a historical perspective for the survey findings. Factors causing employment levels to be lower than the cohort size as S/E graduates made the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Computer Science, Education Work Relationship
Pugh, Nathaniel; And Others – 1987
A study was conducted to: (1) analyze trends in the number of minorities and women enrolled at undergraduate and graduate levels in managerial, technical, and scientific fields; (2) examine the number of undergraduate and graduate minorities and women who major in these fields; and (3) examine the impact of these trends on equity and access. Four…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Black Colleges
Linn, Marcia C. – 1983
The article discusses two interrelated aspects of computer education: the computer's potential for developing cognitive skills and ways in which the differential participation of males and females in computer experiences may lead to inequitable outcomes. The Assessing the Cognitive Consequences of Computer Environments for Learning Project…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1982
Major findings are presented of the 1980 New Entrants Survey, which was conducted to assess the early experience of 1978 and 1979 recipients of bachelor's and master's degrees in science and engineering (S/E) fields. The results of earlier surveys of recent S/E graduates conducted in 1976, 1978, and 1979 and a 1981 rapid-response survey of…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Biological Sciences, College Graduates, Computer Science
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1982
Detailed findings are presented from the National Science Foundation's 1981 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Employed at Universities and Colleges. Information on characteristics of scientists and engineers employed by approximately 2,200 higher education institutions and data from 19 university-administered federally-funded research…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Faculty, Computer Science, Employment Patterns
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