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Learning Goals and Styles by Gender -- A Study of NUS Students

  • A small study of undergraduates found that women were more socially motivated in their approach to academics. They preferred working with peers and looked for social recognition.

Source:

Chang, Weining, "Learning Goals and Styles by Gender -- A Study of NUS Students," Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, Vol. 7, No.1, January 2004.

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Retaining Women in First Year CS Courses

  • Collaborative learning and new laboratory courses were among successful strategies used to retain computer science undergrads. Learn about these and other interventions that kept women and African Americans in the Computer Science Department.

Source:

Williams, Aurelia T. and Sandra J. DeLoatch, "Retaining Women in First Year CS Courses," Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference, 2006.

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The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness

  • A four-day summer program for freshman female engineering students at Arizona State University led to improved retention rates of participants: 70% to 80%, compared with 60% for women not in the program.

Source:

Fletcher, Shawna, Dana Newell, Leyla Newton, Mary Anderson-Rowland, "The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness," Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.

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