Most college-bound males, regardless of race/ethnicity, have a positive opinion of computing and computer science as a career or a possible major.
College-bound females are signiï¬cantly less interested than boys are in computing; girls associate computing with typing, math, and boredom.
College-bound African American and Hispanic teens, regardless of gender, are more likely than their white peers to be interested in computing, although for girls the overall interest is extremely low.
Teens interested in studying computer science associate computing with words like "video games," "design," "electronics," "solving problems," and "interesting."
The strongest positive driver towards computer science or an openness to a career in computing is "having the power to create and discover new things.
Group items matching
in title, tags, annotations or url
1More
From MySpace to Hip Hop: New Media in the EveryDay Lives of Youth - 0 views
1More
Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project - 0 views
1More
Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media [Digital Youth Research] - 0 views
1More
ReCut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material [PDF] - 0 views
1More
Websites... Which Ones Should You Trust? [WebQuest] - 0 views
1More
The Digital Generation Project | Edutopia - 0 views
1More
Bill would fund internet safety education - 0 views
‹ Previous
21 - 40 of 62
Next ›
Last »
Showing 20▼ items per page