Are/Should Boys and Girls Gifted in Mathematics Be Taught Together?.

Marjoram, Tom

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ERIC Number: EJ486484

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Are/Should Boys and Girls Gifted in Mathematics Be Taught Together?

Marjoram, Tom

Gifted Education International, v9 n3 p152-53 1994

This paper notes research findings indicating that girls are viewed by their teachers and themselves as having lower intellectual capacity for math and science than boys, points out that girls in girls' schools are more intellectually confident, but argues that segregation for science and math in mixed schools may carry negative messages. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gifted, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Self Concept, Sex Stereotypes, Single Sex Schools, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Gifted and Talented Girls and Women.