Analysis of the Computer Anxiety Levels of Secondary Technical Education Teachers in West Virginia.

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Analysis of the Computer Anxiety Levels of Secondary Technical Education Teachers in West Virginia.

01 Jan 1993-Journal of Studies in Technical Careers-Vol. 15, Iss: 1, pp 21-29

About: This article is published in Journal of Studies in Technical Careers.The article was published on 1993-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Computer literacy & Vocational education.

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Gender Differences in Computer-Related Attitudes and Behavior: A Meta-Analysis

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Bernard E. Whitley¹•Institutions (1)

Ball State University¹

01 Jan 1997-Computers in Human Behavior

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of studies of gender differences in computer-related attitudes and behavior using US and Canadian participants found that men and boys exhibited greater sex-role stereotyping of computers, higher computer self-efficacy, and more positive affect about computers than did women and girls.

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Gender Equity and Information Technology in Education: The Second Decade

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Monique Volman, Edith van Eck

01 Dec 2001-Review of Educational Research

TL;DR: In this paper, a review on gender differences and information and communication technology (ICT) in primary and secondary education is presented, focusing on the role of teachers and classmates, on the different approaches of girls and boys to ICT, and on the preferences of girls regarding the structure and design of software.

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Abstract: This article presents a review on gender differences and information and communication technology (ICT) in primary and secondary education. First the rapid development of the use of ICT in education is outlined. Then the topics of access to computers, computer-related learning processes, and educational outcomes are discussed. The review also provides insight into the background of gender differences in participation in computer activities and performance in relation to ICT. The research reviewed focused on the role of teachers and fellow classmates, on the different approaches of girls and boys to ICT, and on the preferences of girls regarding the structure and design of software. The research also analyzed the complex meaning of computer attitudes as both a cause and a consequence of differences in the participation and performance of girls and boys. The extent and nature of these differences vary from application to application.

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419 citations

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...…Robertson et al., 1995, United Kingdom), of students following a teacher-training course (Nash & Moroz, 1997, United States), of participants in a course on “educational computer technology” (Okinaka, 1992, United States), and of teachers in technical education (Gordon, 1993, United States)....
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...There are simulations that make it possible to visualize complicated abstract concepts and relationships—such as force and movement in physics, complex mathematical functions, or genetic concepts—and to actively manipulate processes in such areas of the curriculum....
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The impact of psychological gender, gender-related perceptions, significant others and the introducer of technology upon computer anxiety in students

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Mark Brosnan¹•Institutions (1)

University of Greenwich¹

01 Mar 1998-Journal of Educational Computing Research

TL;DR: In this paper, the gender-related effects of masculinity, femininity, and perceiving technology to be masculinized upon computer anxiety in undergraduates were investigated in addition to the effect of significant others who use computers and the introducer of the technology.

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Abstract: The gender-related effects of masculinity, femininity, and perceiving technology to be masculinized upon computer anxiety in undergraduates is investigated in addition to the effect of significant others who use computers and the introducer of the technology. The results demonstrate a sex difference, females reporting higher levels of computer anxiety than males. For females, computer anxiety negatively correlated with masculinity, while femininity positively correlated with computer anxiety for males. Sixty-four percent of females agreed that computing was a male activity and that men were better at computing than women. Females who agreed with this latter statement were significantly less computer anxious than females who did not agree with this statement. Additionally, over 40 percent of the variance in female computer anxiety was accounted for by age and having a male friend who used a computer, suggesting that females use males for computer-related support as a strategy to reduce anxiety.

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Strader Eric Blankenship¹, David J. Parks, Dianne R. Yardley•Institutions (1)

Virginia Tech¹

01 Jan 1998

TL;DR: A major implication of the study was that training must be specifically targeted to grade level and curriculum area to be effective.

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the following factors predict computer use by teachers in classroom instruction: attitudes of teachers toward computers in the classroom, access by teachers and students to computers, training of teachers in computer use, support of teachers in their use of computers, age of the teacher, grade level in which the teacher teaches, curriculum area in which the teacher teaches, gender of the teacher, and number of years the teacher is from retirement. Computer use was measured in five ways: over-all computer use and use in drill and practice, whole class instruction, student-directed learning, and computer skills instruction. The design of the study was both quantitative and qualitative. The population of the study was the classroom teachers of Carroll County (Virginia) Public Schools. A survey instrument was designed to measure computer use and the factors related to use. The responses from the survey were analyzed with multiple regression techniques to determine which factors were predictors of computer use by teachers in classroom instruction. The qualitative portion of the study consisted of five focus groups (5-7 teachers from grades PreK-2, 3-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12). The nominal group technique was used to create a prioritized list of strategies to improve teacher use of computers by focusing on the factors determined to be predictors. Factors that predict computer use varied by grade level. Training was the most common predictor followed by attitude, support, access, and age of teacher. The prioritized lists of strategies from the focus groups included grade and curriculum specific computer training, technology "coaches" in every building, and computer labs in every building. A major implication of the study was that training must be specifically targeted to grade level and curriculum area to be effective.

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...No significant difference was found in computer use 23 between male and female vocational teachers in a study by Gordon (1993)....
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...Gordon (1993) found no significant difference between...
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...Gordon (1993) found no significant difference between computer usage by males and females....
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...23 between male and female vocational teachers in a study by Gordon (1993). Because of the variation in findings, gender will be included in this study....
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...23 between male and female vocational teachers in a study by Gordon (1993). Because of the variation in findings, gender will be included in this study. Grade Level Taught and Computer Use Is the grade level a teacher teaches related to his or her use of technology? No studies were found that directly related to the grade level taught by a teacher and computer use. Hoover (1997) found similarities in the technology staff...
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Women@Work: Listening to Gendered Relations of Power in Teachers' Talk about New Technologies.

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Jennifer Jenson¹, Chloë Brushwood Rose•Institutions (1)

York University¹

01 Jun 2003-Gender and Education

TL;DR: The authors examined teachers' working identities, focusing on gender inequities among teachers, within the school system, and in society, especially in relation to their competence with and use of computers.

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Abstract: This article examines teachers' working identities, focusing on gender inequities among teachers, within the school system, and in society, especially in relation to their competence with and use of computers. It highlights some of the less obvious tensions that are central to the work of teaching in relation to these new technologies, paying explicit attention to the gender inequities that continue to structure our understandings of both teaching as a profession and technology as a cultural artefact. In particular, the article documents how, for the teachers who were studied, perceptions of expertise and experiences of access in relation to new technologies were produced and maintained by the gender inequities evident in computing cultures pervasive in both schools and society more generally.

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...…about teachers’ relationships to technologies suggest that teachers are subject to the same social and cultural constraints and responsibilities as their students (see, for example, EvansAndris, 1995; Gordon, 1995; Rosen & Weil, 1995; Brosnan, 1997; Farby & Higgs, 1997; Bryson & de Castell, 1998)....
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