Provides an overview of literature dealing with sex-related differences in mathematics. Areas considered include: (1) parental factors; (2) school and teacher factors; (3) peer group values; and psychological explanations. (JN)

Summarizes activities of the Macy Foundation (including a symposium and a meeting) which focused on various issues related to women in science. Included are discussions of major symposium topics (such as the differential in research productivity between male and female scientists) as well as symposium recommendations. (JN)

This report builds on the analyses reported in "Knowledge and Skills for Life" by examining results from all of the 43 countries that participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000. This report presents the distributions of performance in each country, not only average scores. In addition, it uses…

Setting motor performance standards has long been an important process to physical educators. However, theoretical advances appropriate for standard-setting have been made only in the last decade. Issues in standard setting are discussed, procedures are reviewed, and gender differences in motor performance are considered. (Author/JN)

Because mathematics and gender(sex) is a research area of increasing international interest, a worldwide survey about research concerned with special problems of girls and women when learning mathematics was conducted. Reports included in this document were submitted from Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, England and Wales, India, Ireland,…

Eight articles are included in this collection. Topics include: multicultural science, teaching science with metaphors, development of a graded assessment scheme in science, relative performance of boys and girls in chemistry, promoting science understanding, formative evaluations, science background of primary teachers, and promoting creativity…

This grant application describes the theoretical background and research design of a project intended to study the interaction between children's styles of functioning and the opportunities and requirements of an open classroom environment. A major assumption to be tested is that exploratory children function more effectively in open classrooms.…

Although women comprise the majority of the population, fewer than 9 percent are employed as scientists and engineers. Research indicates that girls have poorer attitudes toward science, enroll less often in science courses, demonstrate lower achievement levels in science, and have fewer experiences with science materials or instruments. Among the…