Women Score Lower Than Men On Physics Assessments - Except In This Kind Of Classroom

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 14:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Women consistently score lower than men on common assessments of conceptual understanding of physics but there is no clear reason why. Controlling for student background and test-taking strategies provides little help and therefore claims that the causes of this gender gap have been determined (gender bias, stereotype threat) lack substance. read more

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