ERIC Number: EJ1334258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-9441
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Gender Bias in New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) Physics
Australian Journal of Education, v66 n1 p26-39 Apr 2022
A sense of belonging is an important factor for the persistence of girls in the study of physics. Content and imagery that presents the field as a masculine domain will undermine belonging and make it more difficult for girls to establish a physics identity that is congruent with their gender identity. The physics syllabus, final examinations and commonly used textbooks associated with the New South Wales Higher School Certificate were examined for gendered content. It was found that an emphasis on the history of physics in the syllabus has resulted in content and images in which male figures significantly outnumber female figures. This gendered content will be counter-productive to other efforts to increase the participation of girls in physics and suggestions on how this can be addressed are made.
Descriptors: Physics, Gender Bias, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence, Females, Masculinity, Self Concept, Gender Differences, Course Descriptions, Textbooks, Educational History, Content Analysis, Disproportionate Representation, Illustrations, High School Students, Sex Stereotypes, Exit Examinations, Science Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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