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Ross, Kathryn; Galaudage, Shanika; Clark, Tegan; Lowson, Nataliea; Battisti, Andrew; Adam, Helen; Ross, Alexandra K.; Sweaney, Nici – Australian Journal of Education, 2023
The visibility of female role models in science is vital for engaging and retaining women in scientific fields. In this study, we analyse four senior secondary science courses delivered across the states and territories in Australia: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physics. We compared male and female representation within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Secondary School Science, Gender Bias
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Sharon Ann P. Mendoza; Peter Ernie D. Paris – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2023
This study aimed to determine the gender lens of Senior High School educators and learners in General Biology, particularly on The Cell's content standards. The content standards that exhibited most biases were identified. The Gender Lens Instrument in Biology, a validated and reliability-tested tool (Cronbach's [alpha] = 0.81) was used to…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, High School Students, Biology, STEM Education
Nix, Samantha; Perez-Felkner, Lara; Thomas, Kirby – Grantee Submission, 2015
Students' perceptions of their mathematics ability vary by gender and seem to influence science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree choice. Related, students' perceptions during academic difficulty are increasingly studied in educational psychology, suggesting a link between such perceptions and task persistence. Despite…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mathematics Skills, Longitudinal Studies, Gender Bias
Heaverlo, Carol Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Researchers, policymakers, business, and industry have indicated that the United States will experience a shortage of professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Several strategies have been suggested to address this shortage, one of which includes increasing the representation of girls and women in the…
Descriptors: Females, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Influence, Gender Bias