Abstract
The present study suggests that computer courses may now serve as a gateway to mathematics and science for women. Analysis of responses of 369 undergraduate students to questionnaires indicated computing was rated as one of the most popular, interesting courses and one in which students expected the best grades. Further, those students who had internal locus of control, low anxiety toward mathematics, awareness of the relevance of knowledge of computers for their work, and experienced positive influences from their fathers and high school teachers were more likely to select science courses. Men were more likely to take science courses than women. Race was not significantly related to preference for science courses.
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