Alan Durndell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3656000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Durndell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Durndell |
| SIGNATURE | DURNDELL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | City of Glasgow College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lucid Dreaming and Personality
Computer self efficacy, computer anxiety, attitudes towards the Internet and reported experience with the Internet, by gender, in an East European sample
The masculine image of careers in science and technology
Gender has been linked to disparity in the uptake and experience of education, both within schools and in further and higher education. Despite an overall rise in the proportion of female undergraduates, the physical sciences and technological courses have failed to attract increased numbers of female applicants. The career aspirations of school pupils were investigated to identify disparities between the aspirations of males and females, and the…
Gender Differences and Computing in Course Choice at Entry into Higher Education
A sample of beginning students (387) who had just entered Higher Education were asked why they had made their course choices, and what their views were of the situation where low numbers of females were entering computing and technological areas. Whilst males in general were more instrumental in their course choices than females, computing students of both sexes appeared attracted by extrinsic awards perceived to go along with computing, and tend…
The Relation of Reported Imagery to Cognitive Performance
Six groups of subjects with known scores on reported controllability and vividness of imagery were tested on five cognitive tasks. A high 'controllability of visual imagery' group performed two divergent thinking tasks better than a low 'controllability' group. Self-rated use of imagery was positively associated [with performance on the divergent thinking tasks and negatively associated with performance on a Gestalt-type problem task. No relation…
Lucid Dreaming and Personality
The Relation of Reported Imagery to Cognitive Performance
Six groups of subjects with known scores on reported controllability and vividness of imagery were tested on five cognitive tasks. A high 'controllability of visual imagery' group performed two divergent thinking tasks better than a low 'controllability' group. Self-rated use of imagery was positively associated [with performance on the divergent thinking tasks and negatively associated with performance on a Gestalt-type problem task. No relation…
The masculine image of careers in science and technology
Gender has been linked to disparity in the uptake and experience of education, both within schools and in further and higher education. Despite an overall rise in the proportion of female undergraduates, the physical sciences and technological courses have failed to attract increased numbers of female applicants. The career aspirations of school pupils were investigated to identify disparities between the aspirations of males and females, and the…
Gender Differences and Computing in Course Choice at Entry into Higher Education
A sample of beginning students (387) who had just entered Higher Education were asked why they had made their course choices, and what their views were of the situation where low numbers of females were entering computing and technological areas. Whilst males in general were more instrumental in their course choices than females, computing students of both sexes appeared attracted by extrinsic awards perceived to go along with computing, and tend…
The Relation of Reported Imagery to Cognitive Performance
Six groups of subjects with known scores on reported controllability and vividness of imagery were tested on five cognitive tasks. A high 'controllability of visual imagery' group performed two divergent thinking tasks better than a low 'controllability' group. Self-rated use of imagery was positively associated [with performance on the divergent thinking tasks and negatively associated with performance on a Gestalt-type problem task. No relation…
Gender Differences and Computing in Course Choice at Entry into Higher Education
A sample of beginning students (387) who had just entered Higher Education were asked why they had made their course choices, and what their views were of the situation where low numbers of females were entering computing and technological areas. Whilst males in general were more instrumental in their course choices than females, computing students of both sexes appeared attracted by extrinsic awards perceived to go along with computing, and tend…
The masculine image of careers in science and technology
Gender has been linked to disparity in the uptake and experience of education, both within schools and in further and higher education. Despite an overall rise in the proportion of female undergraduates, the physical sciences and technological courses have failed to attract increased numbers of female applicants. The career aspirations of school pupils were investigated to identify disparities between the aspirations of males and females, and the…
Computer self efficacy, computer anxiety, attitudes towards the Internet and reported experience with the Internet, by gender, in an East European sample
Lucid Dreaming and Personality
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Gender and Technology in Education (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Sample (material) (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work) · Career Development and Diversity (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)