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Gender stereotyping in a computer science course

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Stereotypes often assume an implicit role in many gender studies. This paper describes a study in which the internal validity of gender stereotypes in a computing course is explored. Students' self-perceptions and common research positions in the literature are compared to these stereotypes. The study offers results different from most located in the literature. Further work is therefore suggested by the outcomes of this research to determine if this represents a favourable shift in the way in which women approach the discipline.

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          cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
          ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 31, Issue 1
          March 1999
          370 pages
          ISSN:0097-8418
          DOI:10.1145/384266
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          • cover image ACM Conferences
            SIGCSE '99: The proceedings of the thirtieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
            March 1999
            383 pages
            ISBN:1581130856
            DOI:10.1145/299649
            • Chairmen:
            • Jane Prey,
            • Bob Noonan

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