Are there gender differences in computer performance? if so, can motivation explain them?

Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 251-261

  Vollmeyer, Regina ^a   Imhof, Margarete ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer use; Gender; Motivation; Navigation style; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949183573     PISSN: 10100652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652.21.3.251     Document Type: Article

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