Gender-Related Differences of Adolescents in Spatial Representational Thought.

Treagust, David F.

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Gender-Related Differences of Adolescents in Spatial Representational Thought.

Treagust, David F.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v17 n2 p91-97 Mar 1980

Explored was the relationship between performance and gender for junior- and senior-high students (N=108) on six Piagetian-type tasks developed to measure infralogical spatial groupings. Results indicated a significant relationship between performance and gender on four tasks, in which males outscored females. Implications for science teaching are discussed. (CS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Tasks, Educational Research, Junior High Schools, Logical Thinking, Process Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences

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