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Mathematically Facile Adolescents with Math-Science Aspirations: New Perspectives on Their Educational and Vocational Development.
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Webb, Rose Mary; Lubinski, David; Benbow, Camilla Persson – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Tracks 1,110 adolescents identified as mathematically precocious with plans for a math-science undergraduate major. Participants' high school educational experiences, abilities, and interests predicted whether their attained undergraduate degrees were within math-science or nonmath-nonscience areas. More women than men eventually completed…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Career Development, Educational Experience