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Naiman, Adeline – Classroom Computer News, 1982
Microcomputers are viewed as bridges between the traditional world defined for women and the male-dominated world of technology. The view expressed is that female use of computers helps to lessen fear of technology and microcomputers can be a beginning supportive step. (MP)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Cultural Influences, Females
Lopez, Antonio M., Jr.; Hymel, Glenn M. – 1981
The Mathematics Teacher Development Program was an effort to develop the skills of classroom teachers in the use of handheld calculators and microcomputer systems. It was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Loyola University, and it consisted of an academic portion and an intense 3-week, full-time summer session. The focus of this…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Experimental Programs
Martin, C. Dianne, Ed.; Murchie-Beyma, Eric, Ed. – 1992
This monograph includes nine papers delivered at a National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) preconference workshop, and a previously unpublished paper on gender and attitudes. The papers, which are presented in four categories, are: (1) "Report on the Workshop: In Search of Gender Free Paradigms for Computer Science Education"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Computer Science, Epistemology
Miura, Irene T. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to investgate the role of self-efficacy expectations in understanding gender differences in the election of college computer science courses. Participants were 368 undergraduate students (males=104, females=264) enrolled in a course fulfilling a general education requirement at a large urban university. A two-page…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
Brasell, Heather – 1987
As part of an investigation of the effectiveness of a microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) activity in developing students' graphing skills, this study was specifically designed to examine the differences between females and males in both performance on graphing tasks and on their attitudes to graphs and graph-based activities. Results based on a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Females
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