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ERIC Number: EJ532409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
Gender Differences in the Perceptions of Choice of Subjects Pertaining to Science.
Maitra, Krishna; Kumari, Harsh
Gifted Education International, v11 n2 p86-90 1996
This study examined the perceptions of 90 gifted students in India about their choices of scientific disciplines to study in depth. Males tended toward engineering; females toward biology. Gender differences that emerged from student responses are discussed, as are suggestions for fostering students' intrinsic motivation to choose nontraditional fields of study. (PB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Science Education, Science Interests, Sex Differences, Student Interests, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: India