Are gender differences in perceived and demonstrated technology literacy significant? It depends on the model

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 639-663

  Hohlfeld, Tina N ^a   Ritzhaupt, Albert D ^b   Barron, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; ICT literacy; Middle school; Performance assessment; Student perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879780971     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-013-9304-7     Document Type: Article

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