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Peer reviewedDeBoer, George E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Examined personality (persistence, future orientation, and the tendency toward reckless/rash behavior) and cognitive factors related to success or failure in college science courses. One finding noted is that both men and women were more apt to attribute their success to effort/ability, and their failure to the difficulty of a task. (JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, College Science, Females
Peer reviewedBaker, Dale R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Examined the relationship of attitude toward science, spatial ability, mathematical ability, and scientific personality (measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) on the achievement of eighth-grade students (N=98). One finding noted is that males and females with science grades of C or D had the most characteristics not associated with science.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
