Gender Differences in Attributions about Microcomputer Learning in Elementary School.

D'Amico, Miranda; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ519239

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Gender Differences in Attributions about Microcomputer Learning in Elementary School.

D'Amico, Miranda; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v33 n5-6 p353-85 Sep 1995

Investigated whether elementary school girls' attributions about computer use follow a pattern of learned helplessness. Results from drill-and-practice and tutorial tasks involving 220 children show girls benefited from increased exposure time and that attributions to ease of task and ability predicted performance for both boys and girls. Increased exposure time to the tutorial did not benefit either sex. (GR)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Performance, Programmed Tutoring, Sex Differences, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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