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ERIC Number: EJ325703
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Science, Math, and Gender.
Reyes, Laurie Hart; Padilla, Michael J.
Science Teacher, v52 n6 p46-48 Sep 1985
Examines recent data on sex-related differences in science and mathematics achievement, discussing meta-analyses findings on attitudes, career choice, life/physical science preferences, and motivation. Indicates that spatial visualization appears to be very important and that girls more often attribute success to luck rather than skill. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability, Student Attitudes, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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