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ERIC Number: EJ281704
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Psychological Profiles of Physical and Biological Science Choosers.
Collings, John; Smithers, Alan
Research in Science and Technological Education, v1 n1 p5-15 1983
Investigated male/female sixth-formers studying physical and biological science A-level courses, examining cognitive style, convergent/divergent thinking, career plans, and other characteristics. Differences between biology/physics students tend to be of the same kind as those between scientists as a whole compared to nonscientists. (JN)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Biological Sciences, Cognitive Style, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Personality Traits, Physical Sciences, Science Careers, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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