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ERIC Number: EJ633672
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Does Physics Teaching Affect Gender-based Science Anxiety?
Udo, M. K.; Ramsey, G. P.; Reynolds-Alpert, S.; Mallow, J. V.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v10 n3 p237-47 Sep 2001
Presents the results of a study designed to measure the level of science anxiety in students enrolled in physics courses at Loyola University in Chicago. The leading factors contributing to science anxiety include nonscience anxiety and gender. Concludes that the teaching of an introductory physics course can reduce acute levels of science anxiety. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Gender Issues, Physics, Postsecondary Education, Science Instruction, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Anxiety