Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at Universiti Putra Malaysia
This paper reports on a descriptive study that was conducted to assess existing levels of information and communication technology (ICT) competencies among the academic staff of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) according to gender. Specifically, it seeks to investigate if differences exist between f...
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| author | Wong, Wong Abdul Aziz, Sidek Mohd Yunus, Aida Suraya Sidek, Zakaria Abu Bakar, Kamariah Meseran, Hamidah Atan, Hanafi |
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| description | This paper reports on a descriptive study that was conducted to assess existing levels of information and communication technology (ICT) competencies among the academic staff of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) according to gender. Specifically, it seeks to investigate if
differences exist between females and males in terms of eight components (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, electronic mail, World Wide Web, multimedia and virtual class applications) related to ICT. A total of 109 academic staff participated in this study. The results of the study shows that there exists a gap between female and male academicians; in certain cases, the competencies of female academicians have even surpassed those possessed by males. The various possible reasons attributed to these results will be highlighted and discussed. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-178692015-10-22T02:41:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17869/ Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at Universiti Putra Malaysia Wong, Wong Abdul Aziz, Sidek Mohd Yunus, Aida Suraya Sidek, Zakaria Abu Bakar, Kamariah Meseran, Hamidah Atan, Hanafi This paper reports on a descriptive study that was conducted to assess existing levels of information and communication technology (ICT) competencies among the academic staff of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) according to gender. Specifically, it seeks to investigate if differences exist between females and males in terms of eight components (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, electronic mail, World Wide Web, multimedia and virtual class applications) related to ICT. A total of 109 academic staff participated in this study. The results of the study shows that there exists a gap between female and male academicians; in certain cases, the competencies of female academicians have even surpassed those possessed by males. The various possible reasons attributed to these results will be highlighted and discussed. 2005 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17869/1/Gender%20Differences%20in%20ICT%20Competencies%20among%20Academicians%20at%20Universiti%20Putra%20Malaysia.pdf Wong, Wong and Abdul Aziz, Sidek and Mohd Yunus, Aida Suraya and Sidek, Zakaria and Abu Bakar, Kamariah and Meseran, Hamidah and Atan, Hanafi (2005) Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology, 2 (3). pp. 62-69. ISSN 1823-1144 http://pppjj.usm.my/mojit/articles/pdf/Dec05/08%20-%20Gender_differences%5B1%5D-final.pdf English |
| spellingShingle | Wong, Wong Abdul Aziz, Sidek Mohd Yunus, Aida Suraya Sidek, Zakaria Abu Bakar, Kamariah Meseran, Hamidah Atan, Hanafi Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| title | Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at
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| title_full | Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at
Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at
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| title_full_unstemmed | Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at
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| title_short | Gender Differences in ICT Competencies among Academicians at
Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| title_sort | gender differences in ict competencies among academicians at universiti putra malaysia |
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