Department of Psychology, Coker University, Hartsville, United States of America
Research Article
Student Gender and Achievement within a Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment
Author(s): Frederick Thomas*
Gender differences in social studies and science achievement, in a Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment
were examined from a group of 474 (males=237 and females=237) first-time 8 grade test takers from one primary
school district. Unequal variance independent samples t-tests were used to test the magnitude of gender differences.
Female students received significantly greater social studies achievement than males, but there were not significant
differences in science achievement scores. Achievement assessments for students with assigned laptops showed
significant gender differences in social studies, but not in science... View more»