The Role of Gender on the Development of General Ability in Use of Computers: a Study with University Students

Authors

  • Felipe Buchbinder Ebape/FGV
  • Walter Sande EMAp/FGV

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revtechno.v4.897

Keywords:

IT, Learning, Gender

Abstract

Several studies aim at understanding the factors that determinate weather an innovation on information technology (IT)  will  be  well  received  and  effectively  used.  Gender  has  been  pointed  as  one  of  these  factors,  but  its  role  has  been  the subject of different and contradictory conclusions. This article performs an empirical study on some of the justifications most commonly accepted by those who support a significant influence of gender. The results point to the existence of a significantrole of gender, but find no evidence that support the reasoning usually used. The results actually point to a new mechanism proposed in this article.

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2016-06-03

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Buchbinder, F., & Sande, W. (2016). The Role of Gender on the Development of General Ability in Use of Computers: a Study with University Students. TECHNO REVIEW. International Technology, Science and Society Review /Revista Internacional De Tecnología, Ciencia Y Sociedad, 4(1), 69–83. https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revtechno.v4.897

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2015)

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