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ERIC Number: EJ548385
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Gender and Science Learning Early in High School: Subject Matter and Laboratory Experiences.
Burkam, David T.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v34 n2 p297-331 Sum 1997
Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 were used to identify factors related to gender differences in tenth-grade science performance. The advantage found for eighth-grade boys had widened by tenth grade. Findings emphasize the importance of active classroom involvement as a way of promoting gender equity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Experience, Experiential Learning, Grade 10, Hands on Science, High School Students, High Schools, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Laboratories, Performance Factors, Science Education, Sciences, Sex Differences, Sex Fairness, Student Participation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Longitudinal Study 1988; Subject Content Knowledge
Note: Research supported by the National Science Foundation through Grant RED-9353582.