Berdousis, I. & Kordaki, B. (2015). Gender Differences and Achievement in Computer Science: A Case Study. Social and Behavioral Sciences, 191, 1161-1166.

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Previous literature has shown that during undergraduate studies in CS, females more frequently choose to take courses dealing with the theoretical division of computing, while males are more likely to choose courses in the Software Systems division of computing. To determine if the gender gap in CS is related to the selection made by female and male students, the goal of this research article is to investigate the difference in achievement between genders across various CS subjects.

Gender Gap in Computer Science across various sub-disciplines 

This study examined the grades of all students who graduated from the the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Peloponnese, Greece between 2002 and 2008. There were 69 male graduates and 20 female graduates, making the overall study sample size 89. The grades that were analyzed came from courses  either classified as Computer Technology and Computer Systems (CTCS) courses or Software Systems (SS) courses, and looked at both compulsory (required) courses and electives. 


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