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Gender Differences and Inequality? A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis Based on 39,980 Students' Perceptions of Physical Education in Sweden
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Jansson, Alexander; Sundblad, Gunilla Brun – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study was to critically examine previous studies' claims about the magnitude of gender differences and gender inequality in physical education (PE) in Sweden. Method: The data were based on students' (N = 39,980) perceptions of PE and were gathered from four large research projects in Sweden. Three effect size measures…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Gender Differences, Equal Education, Gender Bias
A Meta-Analytical Review of the Genetic and Environmental Correlations between Reading and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Reading and Math
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Daucourt, Mia C.; Erbeli, Florina; Little, Callie W.; Haughbrook, Rasheda; Hart, Sara A. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2020
According to the Multiple Deficit Model, comorbidity results when the genetic and environmental risk factors that increase the liability for a disorder are domain-general. In order to explore the role of domain-general etiological risk factors in the co-occurrence of learning-related difficulties, the current meta-analysis compiled 38 studies of…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Skills, Mathematics Skills
Middle-School Homework Management: More than Just Gender and Family Involvement
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Xu, Jianzhong – Educational Psychology, 2007
The article links student and family characteristics, along with homework characteristics and homework purposes, to homework management as reported by 194 middle-school students in Grades 5-6. The results revealed that homework management was not related to grade level, amount of parental education, time spent on homework, or extrinsic reasons for…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Family Involvement, Homework, Middle School Students
Gender, Ethnicity, and Grade Differences in Perceptions of School Experiences among Adolescents
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Ding, Cody; Hall, Alice – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
Data from the "Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study" (Currie, Samdal, Boyce, & Smith, 2001) were used to analyze the differences in perceptions of educational experiences among over 10,000 sixth to tenth graders of different grades, genders, races and ethnicities. The relationships between students' evaluations of their school experiences…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Negative Attitudes, Educational Environment, Health Behavior
Adolescence: In Search of a Definition.
Liss, Marsha B. – 1980
A questionnaire attempting to define adolescence from the adolescent's view was administered to 300 students, 50 males and 50 females in each of 3 grades (grades 6, 9, and 12). The questionnaire examined (1) ages perceived as dividing points between adolescence, childhood and adulthood; (2) tasks seen as most important in advancing from one period…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Attitudes
Utilizing Students' Perceptions and Context Variables to Analyze Effective Teaching: A Process-Product Investigation.
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Waxman, Hersholt C.; Eash, Maurice J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
A student self-report instrument was used with fourth- and sixth-grade students to collect data on eight classroom process variables and relate these factors to contextual variables--students' ages, sex, and socioeconomic status. Results indicate that students' perceptions of different teaching behaviors have distinctly different impacts on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Grade 4