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Kirkham, Jane; Chapman, Elaine – Australian Educational Researcher, 2022
Completion of higher-level mathematics courses in secondary school is advantageous for success in many university-level science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. Based on survey data from 942 Year 10 students from Western Australia, the Year 11 mathematics course choices made by girls and boys were compared. Findings indicated that…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Social Influences
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Kirkham, Jane; Chapman, Elaine; Wildy, Helen – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2020
In Australia, many Year 10 students choose not to enrol in Year 11 and 12 intermediate and advanced mathematics courses, despite having the ability to complete these courses successfully. Girls, in particular, remain significantly underrepresented in such courses. In this study, Year 10 students identified by their teachers as capable of…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Grade 11, High School Students, Course Selection (Students)