ITWF: Gender HCI Issues in Problem-Solving Software

职务名称：解决问题软件中的性别HCI问题本项目调查软件在支持或抑制妇女参与信息技术方面所起的作用。 该项目涉及对以下研究问题的实证研究：信心方面的性别差异的影响、性别意识支助机制的影响、动机方面的性别差异的影响以及男女使用解决问题软件的合作机会的影响。研究人员计划制定指导方针，以帮助基于问题的软件环境的设计者作出设计决策，考虑到性别差异。这个项目的智力价值在于对人机界面研究的潜在贡献。软件设计中的性别障碍问题值得深入研究。因此，该项目有可能对人机界面和软件设计研究做出重大贡献，并深入了解信息技术中代表性不足问题的障碍和可能的解决方案。调查小组主要由女性组成，有三名女高中生参与了调查，这可能会鼓励更多的女性参与信息技术。研究人员计划将研究的实证结果转化为一套基于模型的指导方针，并广泛分发给软件开发人员。如果得到实施，所产生的软件可能有助于消除与软件有关的性别差异，从而使女性更广泛地参与信息技术职业。

Title: Gender HCI Issues in Problem-Solving SoftwareThis project investigates the role software plays in supporting or inhibiting the participation of women in information technology. The project involves empirical studies on research questions about the impacts of gender differences in confidence, of gender-conscious support mechanisms, of gender differences in motivation, and of collaboration opportunities by males and females using problem solving software. The investigators plan to produce guidelines to help designers of problem-based software environments make design decisions that account for gender differences.The intellectual merit of this project lies in the potential contribution to human computer interface research. The topic of gender barriers in software design merits significant study. The project has thus has the potential to make a significant contribution to human computer interface and software design research as well as to provide insight into the barriers and possible solutions to the under-representation issues in information technology.The project promotes broader impacts in several ways. The investigation team is composed primarily of females and three female high school students are involved in the research, which may encourage more female participation in information technology. The investigators plan to translate the empirical results of the study into a set of model-based guidelines to be widely distributed to software developers. If implemented, the resulting software could be instrumental in removing software-related gender differences that will result in broader participation in information technology careers by females.