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ERIC Number: EJ493820
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Gender Differences in Response to Questions on the Australian National Chemistry Quiz.
Walding, Richard; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v31 n8 p833-46 Oct 1994
Analyzes the performance of male and female high school students (n=43,000) on the Australian National Chemistry Quiz in 1991. Results showed that on many questions boys outperformed girls. Reasons why boys and girls might differ in the rates of solving some of the questions are discussed, and directions for identifying the nature, extent, and basis for sex differences are outlined. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Educational Research, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, National Norms, Science Education, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research