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ERIC Number: EJ474961
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Ameliorating Gender Differences in Attitudes about Science: A Cross-National Study.
Kahle, Jane Butler; Rennie, Leonie J.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v2 n1 p321-34 Mar 1993
The outcomes of two studies reported here indicate that the teacher inservice workshops, combined with activity-based science lessons, affected students' attitudes and perceptions about electricity. Australian and U.S. studies produced different patterns and are explored and explained in the paper. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/PR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Electricity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Females, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teacher Workshops, Teaching Methods, Technology Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Hands on Science; Science Education Research