Gender Issues in Physics Education.

Stewart, Mary

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Publication Date: 1998

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Gender Issues in Physics Education.

Stewart, Mary

Educational Research, v40 n3 p283-93 Win 1998

A British study of 93 male and 35 female students taking advanced-level (A-level) physics showed that females who had chosen to pursue A-levels tended to have higher ability, preferred contextualized teaching and learning, and were more person oriented in their career choices. (SK)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Career Choice, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, High Schools, Physics, Science Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)

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