GENDER-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Gender differences in spatial visualization among engineering students

Spatial visualization of engineering students is of greatest importance in terms of their professional achievement, thus evaluation of this skill is essential. Mental Cutting Test (MCT) is one of the most widely used evaluation method for spatial abilities. In this study we present an analysis of MCT results of first-year engineering students, with special emphasis on gender differences. Simila...

Distortions and gender-related differences in the perception of mechanical engineering in high school students.

BACKGROUND The reason for this study was the low interest that high school students, particularly females, show for the subject of mechanical engineering (ME). We assumed that this problem was partly due to: (a) lack of understanding of the tasks involved in ME, and (b) a distorted and negative perception of the professional environment and working conditions. METHOD To assess these two assum...

Evaluation of gender-related differences in response to oxidative stress in toxoplasma gondii positive serum

  Purpose: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis. It infects up   to one third of the human population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of T.   gondii infection on induction of oxidative stress in serum of infected men and women.   Materials and Methods: This case-control study was carried out on 150 individuals who had   referred to our center ...

Gender differences in students' mathematics game playing

The investigation monitored the digital game-playing behaviours of 428 primary-aged students (aged 10-12 years). Chi square analysis revealed that boys tend to spend more time playing digital games than girls while boys and girls play quite different game genres. Subsequent analysis revealed statistically significant gender differences in terms of the types of mathematics-rich games students pr...

Gender and Self-Selection Among Engineering Students