Gender differences in mathematics an integrative psychological approach
Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests of mathematics - yet no such differences exist in the classroom. These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and therefore, by extension, a person&#...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798079606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; Contributors; 1 Research on the Women and Mathematics Issue; 2 The Perseverative Search for Sex Differences in Mathematics Ability; 3 A Psychobiosocial Model; 4 Gender Differences in Math; 5 Cognitive Contributions to Sex Differences in Math Performance; 6 Spatial Ability as a Mediator of Gender Differences on Mathematics Tests; 7 Examining Gender-Related Differential Item Functioning Using Insights From Psychometric and Multicontext Theory; 8 The Gender-Gap Artifact; 9 "Math is hard!" (BarbieTM, 1994)
- 10 The Role of Ethnicity on the Gender Gap in Mathematics11 The Gender Gap in Mathematics; 12 "I can, but I don't want to"; 13 Gender Effects on Mathematics Achievement; 14 Gender Differences in Mathematics Self-Efficacy Beliefs; 15 Gender Differences in Mathematics; Author Index; Subject Index
