Sex Differentiation on Programming Language Proficiency of Computer Programming Students at Tanza National Trade School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Computer programming skills are very significant to computer related field of studies. The students are required to take an introductory programming course--the basics before proceeding to the complex one. Programming is an academic discipline which requires skills especially for novice programmers to utilize multiple types of learning simultaneously. Many factors can be attributed to the level of proficiency in computer programming courses specifically sex-the reason for the conduct of the study.

METHODS

This study utilized the descriptive correlation type of research design to determine the difference on programming language proficiency of computer programming students using survey questionnaire.

RESULTS

Programming language proficiency of students were determined by object oriented programming and procedural programming. The students were "Proficient" in Java programming language and "Slightly Proficient" with Visual Basic language as object-oriented programming. While for procedural programming, student were "Slightly Proficient" in C++ programming language and "Slightly Proficient" with DOS based program and Turbo C. Generally, students are "Proficient" in object-oriented programming while "Slightly Proficient" in procedural programming. The significant difference of object-oriented programming and procedural programming as to sex characteristics were determined using t-testof independent means. The significant difference of object oriented programming and procedural programming as to sex characteristics were determine using t-test of independent means. The computed t is lower than 2.14 so null hypothesis is accepted. Accepting the null hypothesis entails that there is no significant difference on the procedural programming language proficiency of computer programming senior high school students as to sex characteristics.

DISCUSSIONS

The parents should helped the school in providing proficiency to computer programming students by providing them the necessary materials specially computer at home so that the students could practice the teachings from school. The teachers should extend their ability and provide more resources toattain students' proficiency in different programming languages to attain the objective of the course. The students should exert more effort in attaining the proficiency of different programming languages for that would be their expertise in their chosen field of specialization.