Naslov
Students' attitudes towards informatics: a gender differences

Autori
Mladenović, Monika ; Boljat, Ivica ; Mustapić Jogun, Nevena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
INTED 2020: 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference: Proceedings / Gómez Chova, L. ; López Martínez, A. ; Candel Torres, I. - Valencia : International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2020, 6349-6357

ISBN
978-84-09-17939-8

Skup
14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2020)

Mjesto i datum
Valencia, Španjolska, 02.03.2020. - 04.03.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
curriculum ; informatics ; elementary school ; gender differences ; survey

Sažetak
Informatics (Computer science) is becoming an essential discipline for existing jobs, and more importantly, jobs that still do not exist. An important issue in Informatics is the underrepresentation of the women within the field. Although most studies show small or no differences in abilities between genders, the women are still one of the most underrepresented groups in Informatics and other STEM fields, most likely due to socio- cultural factors, interests, and engagement in the field. Since teenagers mostly choosing their occupational aspirations till the end of elementary school (14 -15 years old), the importance of involving them in Informatics and STEM fields, in general, could be crucial in choosing their future occupations. Many countries made their steps in implementing Informatics into elementary schools’ curriculums, through integration with other subjects or as an elective or mandatory independent school subject. In Croatia from the school year, 2018/19 Informatics is a mandatory and independent subject for fifth and sixth grades of elementary school, while is still elective for seventh and eighth grades. After the first year of implementation of the new curriculum in Croatia, we surveyed 936 fifth and sixth-grade students about their attitudes towards Informatics. In this paper, we present the findings of attitudes towards Informatics based on gender differences.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Računarstvo, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Obrazovne znanosti (psihologija odgoja i obrazovanja, sociologija obrazovanja, politologija obrazovanja, ekonomika obrazovanja, antropologija obrazovanja, neuroznanost i rano učenje, pedagoške discipline)

Napomena
Book Series: INTED Proceedings

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