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User Perceptions and Gender in End-User Debugging: How Do They Affect Outcomes?
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User Perceptions and Gender in End-User Debugging: How Do They Affect Outcomes?

Thippaya Chintakovid and Susan Wiedenbeck
2009 IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON VISUAL LANGUAGES AND HUMAN-CENTRIC COMPUTING, PROCEEDINGS, pp 217-224
01 Jan 2009

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Computer Science Computer Science, Software Engineering Science & Technology Technology
Empirical studies of end-user debugging have revealed that males outperform females An explanation of this phenomenon is that males have higher perceived self-efficacy (or confidence) than females in their ability to debug However, it is not clear whether self-efficacy is the primary or sole wiser self-perception that affects males' and females' performance. In this study, we investigate additional factors that may predict performance, including perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and intensity of flow, A hierarchical regression including both genders was used to analyze the relationships of the users self-perceptions on performance outcomes The results show that self-efficacy, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness are most predictive of performance. Surprisingly females' self-perceptions did not predict performance.

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