Technology has been seen as a masculine domain (Butler, 2000; Henwood,
2000; Schumacher & Morahan-Martin, 2001). Yet, few gender differences emerged
from the results of the technology usage and needs of science educators’
questionnaire. The group showing the most of differences between males and females
were pre-service teachers and the Turkish faculty members with degrees from
Turkish universities. The smallest mean differences between males and females were
graduate students. No statistically significant differences were found between males
and female Turkish faculty members with degrees from western universities.
The results of the “current knowledge” study showed that “How to use a
computer in science for” (Category C2) had the largest number of questions showing
differences between male and female responses. Particularly interesting, was the
small differences between males and females for “desired knowledge” and largest
differences for “current knowledge.