Diversity as a Determinant of Attitudes: A Possible Explanation of the Apparent Advantage of Single-Sex Settings

Trudi Jones; Valerie A Clarke

doi:10.2190/3HPH-1E8N-XTMW-CANR

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Diversity as a Determinant of Attitudes: A Possible Explanation of the Apparent Advantage of Single-Sex Settings

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Diversity as a Determinant of Attitudes: A Possible Explanation of the Apparent Advantage of Single-Sex Settings

Trudi Jones and Valerie A Clarke

Journal of Educational Computing Research, Vol.12(1), pp.51-64

1995

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2190/3HPH-1E8N-XTMW-CANR

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Specialist Studies in Education

The effects of a single-sex educational setting on girls' computing experience and attitudes were investigated. Questionnaire data were collected from a sample of 231 high school girls (aged approximately 15 years) from three single-sex and two co-educational schools in Victoria, Australia. Girls from single-sex settings were found to have more experience with computers, and more positive attitudes toward computers than girls from co-educational settings. However, once the effects of experience with computers were partialed out, there was no effect of educational setting on computing attitudes. Diversity of computing experience was the strongest predictor of high school girls' attitudes toward computers. The findings indicate the importance of designing computing curricula for girls which emphasize a broad range of computing activities in preference to focusing on skill development in a single area.

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Title: Diversity as a Determinant of Attitudes: A Possible Explanation of the Apparent Advantage of Single-Sex Settings
Authors: Trudi Jones (Author) - Deakin University
Valerie A Clarke (Author) - Deakin University
Publication details: Journal of Educational Computing Research, Vol.12(1), pp.51-64
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
DOI: 10.2190/3HPH-1E8N-XTMW-CANR
ISSN: 0735-6331
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451308202621
Output Type: Journal article

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