Gender Differences in Cyberlearning

Even women in technical professional programs in a Taiwan university in 2003 continue to be less receptive than men to uses of instructional computing. The pace of adoption of cyberlearning is influenced by gender factors. Although Taiwan is a semi-conductor world leader, university women in technical universities have not been as receptive as men toward Web-based distance learning. This study used cluster sampling, independent-sample t tests, and stepwise regression analysis to determine differences between males and females in a survey adapted from Davis´s technology acceptance model (TAM). Research results in 2003 showed that Taiwanese women in technical programs in the Tajen Institute of Technology were more resistant to computing and Web online distance courses than men.