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ERIC Number: EJ493822
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Gender Differences in Science Achievement: Do School Effects Make a Difference.
Young, Deidra; Fraser, Barry J.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v31 n8 p857-71 Oct 1994
Uses design effect and hierarchical linear modeling to explore whether there were significant gender differences in science achievements in Australian schools (grades 5-12). Results indicate that school level differences were more significant in explaining student differences (9-19%) when compared with gender (3%). (ZWH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, School Involvement, Science Education, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Science Education Research