Gender Differences in Computer and Information Literacy

This open access book presents a systematic investigation into internationally comparable data gathered in ICILS 2013. It identifies differences in female and male students’ use of, perceptions about, and proficiency in using computer technologies. Teachers’ use of computers, and their perceptions r...

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Główni autorzy: Gebhardt, Eveline, Thomson, Sue, Ainley, John, Hillman, Kylie
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description This open access book presents a systematic investigation into internationally comparable data gathered in ICILS 2013. It identifies differences in female and male students’ use of, perceptions about, and proficiency in using computer technologies. Teachers’ use of computers, and their perceptions regarding the benefits of computer use in education, are also analyzed by gender. When computer technology was first introduced in schools, there was a prevailing belief that information and communication technologies were ‘boys’ toys’; boys were assumed to have more positive attitudes toward using computer technologies. As computer technologies have become more established throughout societies, gender gaps in students’ computer and information literacy appear to be closing, although studies into gender differences remain sparse. The IEA’s International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) is designed to discover how well students are prepared for study, work, and life in the digital age. Despite popular beliefs, a critical finding of ICILS 2013 was that internationally girls tended to score more highly than boys, so why are girls still not entering technology-based careers to the same extent as boys? Readers will learn how male and female students differ in their computer literacy (both general and specialized) and use of computer technology, and how the perceptions held about those technologies vary by gender.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-286592025-07-21T15:58:36Z Gender Differences in Computer and Information Literacy Gebhardt, Eveline Thomson, Sue Ainley, John Hillman, Kylie Education Gender identity in education Education—Data processing International education  Comparative education Assessment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JND Educational systems and structures::JNDH Education: examinations and assessment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JND Educational systems and structures::JNDH Education: examinations and assessment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) This open access book presents a systematic investigation into internationally comparable data gathered in ICILS 2013. It identifies differences in female and male students’ use of, perceptions about, and proficiency in using computer technologies. Teachers’ use of computers, and their perceptions regarding the benefits of computer use in education, are also analyzed by gender. When computer technology was first introduced in schools, there was a prevailing belief that information and communication technologies were ‘boys’ toys’; boys were assumed to have more positive attitudes toward using computer technologies. As computer technologies have become more established throughout societies, gender gaps in students’ computer and information literacy appear to be closing, although studies into gender differences remain sparse. The IEA’s International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) is designed to discover how well students are prepared for study, work, and life in the digital age. Despite popular beliefs, a critical finding of ICILS 2013 was that internationally girls tended to score more highly than boys, so why are girls still not entering technology-based careers to the same extent as boys? Readers will learn how male and female students differ in their computer literacy (both general and specialized) and use of computer technology, and how the perceptions held about those technologies vary by gender. 2021-02-10T13:25:54Z 2021-02-10T13:25:54Z 2020-03-18 13:36:15 2020-04-01T08:57:40Z 2019 book 1007204 OCN: 1120756249 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22956 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/28659 eng IEA Research for Education open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/22956/1/1007204.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/22956/1/1007204.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/22956/1/1007204.pdf Springer Nature 10.1007/978-3-030-26203-7 10.1007/978-3-030-26203-7 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 73 Cham open access
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Gender identity in education
Education—Data processing
International education 
Comparative education
Assessment
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Gender Differences in Computer and Information Literacy
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title_short Gender Differences in Computer and Information Literacy
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topic Education
Gender identity in education
Education—Data processing
International education 
Comparative education
Assessment
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Gender identity in education
Education—Data processing
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