Mathematics, Science, and Technology: Do gender and race matter?
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E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, 2004 in Washington, DC, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-54-9
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to examine the gender and race differences in student beliefs about careers in math and science, their attitudes towards math and science and their confidence in the use of technology. A secondary purpose of this study is to examine possible difference on confidence of using technology between high school students who choose math/science related future career and those who do not. Particularly, the following questions guide this research. The subjects are 450 (207 male, 236 female) grade 7 - 12 students randomly chosen from four schools in Alberta, Canada. The analysis shows that in general female students have significantly more positive attitudes toward math and science. That is, female students tend to enjoy learning math and science, think it is important to learn math and science than male students. Another interesting finding is that students who are considering mathematics and science related careers, compared to those who do not, are more confident in their use of various technologies.
Citation
Li, Q. (2004). Mathematics, Science, and Technology: Do gender and race matter?. In J. Nall & R. Robson (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2004--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 2379-2384). Washington, DC, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/11236.
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