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Linn, Marcia C.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses the gender differences revealed on the science content items of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Assessment. Examines explanations for the differences, including differential prior instruction, differential response to uncertainty, differential response to figurally presented items, and different attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Inquiry, Prior Learning, Science Education