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Thursday, June 05, 2003
Integrating Technology into the Lives of Girls - Robyn Treyvaud and Lori Rounds, techLearning
Girls and Technology - can the two be successfully integrated? There is a significant body of research that validates what girls in coeducational schools experience on a daily basis, namely that with regard to technology, girls lag behind boys in use, understanding and interest on many levels. A growing number of studies indicate that girls are not involved in technology at a level needed to advance the critical thinking skills so highly valued in the workplace of today. Female enrolment in technology-related majors is at the lowest level since 1985. These studies show that, beginning in the middle school years and continuing into high school, girls are not involved in technology at the level needed to advance the critical thinking skills needed in the areas of math, science, and technology majors and careers. Research explains the many reasons why girls do not engage in technology, and offers some suggestions to educators on what to do about it.
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