Gender Differences in Computer Attitudes, Literacy, Locus of Control and Commitment

Gender Differences in Computer-related Control Beliefs and Home Computer Use

“…Among junior secondary school students, Bannert & Arbinger (1996) found that on all items tapping perceived control of the computer as well as con dence in success, males achieved signi cantly higher mean scores, compared with females. Other studies have shown that males appear to have a more internal locus of control than females with respect to the use of computers (Kay, 1989). Kay also found that males had higher computer literacy scores compared with females, such that more experience and knowledge about computers helps an individual to feel that computer-related events are contingent upon his or her actions.…”

“…Research ndings vary from no gender differences found (Kay, 1989;Francis, 1993Francis, , 1994, to male students having more positive attitudes toward computers than females (Wilder et al, 1985;Chen, 1986;Collis & Williams, 1987;Shashaani, 1993;Reinen & Plomp, 1997) and female students having more positive attitudes toward computers than males (see Siann et al, 1990;Kay, 1992;Rozell & Gardner, 1999). A possible explanation of the con icting ndings may be differences in de nitions and measures of the term 'attitude' in the research literature (Kay, 1992(Kay, , 1993.…”

Effective integration of information and communications technology in teacher education

“…Several other studies have reported that female students are less confident or knowledgeable than males about using computers (Blackmore et al, 1992;Oliver, 1993;Marshall, 1997;Marshall & Bannon, 1986). In contrast, there are also many reports which indicate that there are no significant differences between the attitudes of male and female students, for example: Koohang (1989), Kay (1989), Hunt & Bohlin (1993), Marshall & Bannon (1986) and Woodrow (1991).…”

The Influence of Programming Training on the Computer Literacy and Attitudes of Preservice Teachers

“…As Kay ( 1989a) noted, there is mixed evidence of a gender difference in attitudes toward computers, particularly when other factors such as age, experience, and curriculum are included in the equation. While it is possible that gender may influence computer attitudes somewhat, it is not thought to be a significant intluence.…”