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ERIC Number: EJ512550
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Perceptions of the Relevance of Mathematics and Science: An Australian Study.
Jones, Jennifer; Young, Deidra J.
Research in Science Education, v25 n1 p3-18 1995
Investigates high school students' perceptions and attitudes toward mathematics and science and their perceived reasons for not performing well in mathematics and science. Reports that boys have more favorable attitudes and that gender differences in attitudes increased as students progressed through high school, irrespective of school type and socioeconomic status. (48 references) (JRH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Science Achievement, Science Education, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Background, Student Attitudes, Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia (New South Wales); Mathematics Education Research; Science Education Research