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Download full textSchwartz, Wendy – 1987
Traditionally, disadvantaged groups, such as women and minorities, have not excelled in science and math. Often the lack of literacy and achievement in these subjects is due to the following factors: (1) cognitive differences between how the information is presented and how the students process it; (2) lack of familiarity, because of cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences, Educational Change
