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Gender Differences in Science: An Expertise Perspective
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Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Carr, Martha – Educational Psychology Review, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach to research on gender differences in science that uses the work on expertise in science as a framework for understanding gender differences. Because gender differences in achievement and participation in the sciences are largest in physics, the focus of this review is on physics. The nature of…
Descriptors: Physics, Gender Differences, Science Education, Science Achievement