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ERIC Number: EJ586989
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
New Perspectives on Gender Differences in Mathematics: A Reprise.
Fennema, Elizabeth; Carpenter, Thomas P.; Jacobs, Victoria R.; Franke, Megan L.; Levi, Linda W.
Educational Researcher, v27 n5 p19-21 Jun-Jul 1998
Considers implications of the findings of the study by E. Fennema and others that boys in the primary grades use different mathematics problem-solving strategies than girls and suggests that equitable mathematics instruction may require specific attention to gender differences and underachieving groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Learning Strategies, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematical Aptitude, Mathematics Achievement, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Comments on "A Longitudinal Study of Gender Differences in Young Children's Mathematical Thinking" by Elizabeth Fennema and others, "Educational Researcher" v27 n5 p6-11 Jun-Jul 1998. For related documents, see UD 521 499-502.