Gender Differences in Science Education: The Double-edged Role of Prior Knowledge in Physics.

Dresel, Markus; Ziegler, Albert; Broome, Patrick; Heller, Kurt A.

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ERIC Number: EJ579539

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Publication Date: 1998

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Gender Differences in Science Education: The Double-edged Role of Prior Knowledge in Physics.

Dresel, Markus; Ziegler, Albert; Broome, Patrick; Heller, Kurt A.

Roeper Review, v21 n2 p101-06 Dec 1998

A study involving 547 girls and 641 boys investigated gender-related differences in prior knowledge in physics before the start of initial physics instruction and influence of prior knowledge on future achievement in 8th-grade German physics courses. Girls achieved lower overall scores in the applied test of prior knowledge in physics. (CR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Physics, Prior Learning, Science Education, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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