Engineering, Technology and Science Disciplines and Gender Difference: A Case Study among Indian Students

Autor/in	Cheruvalath, Reena
Titel	Engineering, Technology and Science Disciplines and Gender Difference: A Case Study among Indian Students
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 43 (2018) 1, S.99-111 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cheruvalath, Reena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2017.1319339
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Case Studies; Engineering Education; Technology Education; Science Education; Females; Womens Education; Grade Point Average; Sex Role; Academic Achievement; Enrollment Trends; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ingenieurausbildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Geschlechterrolle; Schulleistung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Indien
Abstract	It is proposed to examine the argument that females cannot perform better in engineering and science fields because of their poor mathematical or logical reasoning. The major reason for the reduced number of females in the above fields in India is the socio-cultural aversion towards females choosing the field and restriction in providing higher education for them by their parents. The present study shows that the females who get the opportunity to study engineering and science perform equal to or better than their male counterparts. An analysis of CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 2631 students who have completed their engineering or science programme in one of the top engineering colleges in India for five years shows that female academic performance is equal to or better than that of males. Mathematical, logical, verbal and mechanical reasoning are tested while calculating CGPA. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01