H. Turner
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Self-efficacy, gender and prior experience among first year Computer Science students
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Honours Research Report, School of Computer Science, University of the Witwatersrand
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Year:
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2001
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Keywords:
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gender equity, self-esteem, confidence, education
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Annotation:
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This research examines the relationship between self-efficacy, prior programming experience and gender among first year Computer Science students. On gender and self- efficacy it was found that female students are less confident in their ability to use computers in general. It was further observed that female students have lower self-efficacy beliefs for overall achivement in both the theoretical and practical aspects of the course.
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