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Peer reviewedLarge, Andrew; Beheshti, Jamshid; Rahman, Tarjin – Information Processing & Management, 2002
Reports the results of an empirical study into gender differences in collaborative Web searching, conducted in a Canadian school. Searches undertaken by same-sex groups of two or three sixth-grade students. Analysis of search sessions reveals the boys formulated queries comprising fewer keywords than the girls; boys spent less time on individual…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Direct linkPeterson, Shelley; Childs, Ruth; Kennedy, Kerrie – Assessing Writing, 2004
This study examined the possible gender differences in teachers' scoring and written feedback on two narrative and two persuasive writing samples sent to 108 grade six teachers throughout one Canadian province. Participating teachers read a narrative and a persuasive piece of writing from one boy, and a narrative and persuasive piece written by…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Females, Scoring
