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ERIC Number: EJ309079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Sex Differences in Science and Technology Among 11-year-old Schoolchildren: II - Affective.
Smail, Barbara; Kelly, Alison
Research in Science and Technological Education, v2 n2 p87-106 1984
Eleven-year-old secondary school students (N=2065) were given a variety of attitude and achievement tests. Although both boys and girls had positive attitudes toward science, boys preferred studying physical science while girls preferred studying biology. Implications of these and other findings are discussed. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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