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ERIC Number: EJ576775
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Gender Issues in Physics Education.
Stewart, Mary
Educational Research, v40 n3 p283-93 Win 1998
A British study of 93 male and 35 female students taking advanced-level (A-level) physics showed that females who had chosen to pursue A-levels tended to have higher ability, preferred contextualized teaching and learning, and were more person oriented in their career choices. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Career Choice, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, High Schools, Physics, Science Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Advanced Level Examinations; England; Wales