• DocumentCode
    2430829
  • Title

    Gender comparison - the students´ feedback on web course “Electricity, Electronics and Environment” for the senior secondary school

  • Author

    Vesapuisto, Maarit ; Korpinen, Leena ; Vekara, Timo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Autom., Univ. of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    22-24 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This paper is a part of a broader E-Girls project on the Vaasa area. The aim of this paper is to compare between genders the students´ feedback on the web course Electricity, Electronics and Environment for the senior secondary school. Also, the results of the exam were analyzed according to gender. According to the feedback for girls the lesson about electric systems was the most interesting and for the boys the usage of electrical appliances. Girls did better in the exam than boys. Girls did better than boys especially in the questions that required traditional memorizing, while in practical questions there was not a remarkable difference.
  • Keywords
    Web sites; computer aided instruction; educational courses; electrical engineering education; E-Girls project; Vaasa area; Web course; electric systems; electricity, electronics and environment; gender comparison; senior secondary school; Automation; Books; Educational institutions; Electrical products; Electronics industry; Feedback; Graphics; Layout; Microwave technology; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    EAEEIE Annual Conference, 2009
  • Conference_Location
    Valencia
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5385-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5386-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EAEEIE.2009.5335465
  • Filename
    5335465