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ERIC Number: EJ322649
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Attitude toward Science and Achievement Motivation Profiles of Male and Female Science Students in Grades Six through Ten.
Simpson, Ronald D.; Oliver, J. Steve
Science Education, v69 n4 p511-26 Jul 1985
Approximately 4000 students participated in a study to determine relationships between attitudes toward science, achievement motivation, and demographic variables over the school year and across grades (6-10) by sex. Positive attitudes and motivation declined steadily across the grades with significant sex differences (males having more positive attitudes). (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Elementary School Science, Females, Intermediate Grades, Males, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Science Foundation; Science Education Research