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ERIC Number: EJ381148
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Field Dependence, Sex Role Self-Perceptions, and Mathematics Achievement in College Students: A Closer Examination.
Van Blerkom, Malcolm L.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v13 n4 p339-47 Oct 1988
The relationships among intelligence, field dependence, sex role, and mathematics background and achievement were examined in a study involving 287 college students. Number of math courses taken and intelligence were the best predictors of math achievement, although other variables also influenced achievement. (TJH)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Background, Field Dependence Independence, Intelligence, Mathematics Achievement, Path Analysis, Predictor Variables, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Portions of the data in the paper were presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (Washington, DC, August 22-26, 1986) and at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (Buffalo, NY, April 21-24, 1988).