Gender differences in personality components of computer science students: a test of Holland's congruence hypothesis

Authors:
William Haliburton;Mack Thweatt;Nancy J. Wahl
Affiliations:
Middle Tennessee State University;Middle Tennessee State University;Middle Tennessee State University
Venue:
SIGCSE '98 Proceedings of the twenty-ninth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
1998

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Abstract

The problem of disproportional representation of females in computer science curricula was examined in the context of Holland's theory of vocational personality. It was hypothesized that some combination of standardized mathematical aptitude and congruence would significantly predict achievement and persistence in computer science.