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Brush, Lorelei R. – 1977
Two studies used a structural equation model to examine the relationship between gender and participation in college mathematics, physics, and chemistry courses. The intervening variables under scrutiny were ability scores, attitudes toward mathematics and mathematicians, and expectations of future performance in physical science courses. The…
Descriptors: Ability, Attitudes, Classroom Environment, College Students
Download full textPirkle, Sheila F.; Pallrand, George J. – 1989
This research compared the performance of ninth grade females and males on flight protocol, with particular attention to interpretation of the graphs of paths of falling bodies, rolling objects, and projectiles. These subjects were chosen because they had received no formal instruction in projectile motion, yet through typical life experience, had…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Decision Making, Females, Field Studies
