NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 16 to 18 of 18 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chinn, Steve – Dyslexia, 2009
Whatever the changes that are made to the mathematics curriculum in England, there will always remain a problem with mathematics anxiety. Maths anxiety is rarely facilitative. This study examined aspects of mathematics in secondary schools and how students rated them as sources of anxiety. Over 2000 students in independent and mainstream schools…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Secondary School Students, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Deacon, Mary M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite initiatives to increase and broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, women remain underrepresented in STEM. While U.S. girls and women perform as well as, if not better, than boys and men in math, research results indicate that there are significant declines in girls' math self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Self Efficacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shapka, Jennifer D.; Keating, Daniel P. – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This article investigates the benefits of girls-only classroom instruction in math and science during Grades 9 and 10, in the context of a public coeducational high school. It is based on a longitudinal investigation with 786 participants: 85 girls in all-girl classes, and 319 girls and 382 boys in a regular coeducational program. Preexisting…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Intervention, Females, Science Achievement
« Previous Page | Next Page
Pages: 1  |  2