The development of ICT skills in adolescence at the intersection of gender and family background

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Based on the data and the syntax files, the results reported in the cited article can be replicated. Abstract of the journal article: We examine how gender and family background impact adolescents’ information and communications technology (ICT) skills, defined as the ability to effectively interact with digital technologies and to use them as a tool to process information. Using objective assessment data from the National Educational Panel Study Starting Cohort Grade 9 (NEPS-SC4), which includes 8828 students in non-academic and 5309 in academic tracks in German secondary schools, we analyzed ICT skills in grade 9, with follow-up data in grade 12 for students in academic tracks. Results reveal a gender gap favoring males in both tracks in grade 9, which widens in grade 12 among academic track students. In academic schools, gender and social background interact in affecting ICT skills, with no gender differences among socially privileged students. In non-academic schools, gender differences persist in grade 9, regardless of family background. Concerning skill growth in academic schools, the gender gap disappears for students with higher economic capital. In sum, these results suggest that in academic schools, more privileged students experience more gender-egalitarian socialization.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.7802/2877
Source https://search.gesis.org/research_data/SDN-10.7802-2877?lang=de
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Creator Wicht, Alexandra; Kleinert, Corinna
Publisher GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences; GESIS Datenarchiv für Sozialwissenschaften
Publication Year 2025
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Discipline Social Sciences
Spatial Coverage Deutschland; Deutschland