Gender Bias in Female Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of the Scientific Ability of Students.

Shepardson, D. P.; Pizzini, E. L.

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ERIC Number: EJ473457

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Publication Date: 1992

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Gender Bias in Female Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of the Scientific Ability of Students.

Shepardson, D. P.; Pizzini, E. L.

Science Education, v76 n2 p147-53 Apr 1992

Female elementary school teachers (n=42) were asked to identify the scientific skills that each student in their class displayed to determine differences in their perceptions of the scientific ability of girls and boys. Teachers perceived boys to be more cognitively intellectual and girls to be more cognitive process in their scientific abilities. (MDH)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Females, School Surveys, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students

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Language: English

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