The influence of gender diversity and sociability on the academic performance of teams of undergraduate students in Computing - a preliminary analysis

• Danilo Gazzoli Resende Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
• Luiz Celso Gomes Jr UTFPR
• Rita Cristina Galarraga Berardi UTFPR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0281-8952

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie.sbie.2020.1363

Abstract

For groups of students to function effectively, it is important to foster diversity, according to the Team-based Learning methodology (TBL). With this prerogative, this study aims to understand the relationship between academic performance and the context of gender diversity and sociability. The study was performed based on student teams of a Databases class in undergraduate courses in Computing. Data on social connections, gender, team formation and performance were aggregated for the analysis. Preliminary results suggest that more diverse teams tend to perform better. In terms of sociability, we identified that groups with more friends among themselves and those formed by more sociable individuals also tend to perform better.

Keywords: Gender diversity, Sociability, Academic Performance, Computing

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