The Gender Differences in Science Achievement, Interest, Habit, and Creativity: A national representative evidence from China
In this study, we explored the gender differences in science achievement, interest, creativity, and so on, using a national representative sample from the National Assessment of Education Quality (NAEQ). NAEQ assessed the Grade-4 (n = 112,314) and Grade-8 (n = 74,808) students’ scientific literacy...
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doaj-9a5d327eba2643a38412d362f186c4282020-11-25T02:48:10ZengICASEScience Education International2077-23272020-06-0131219520210.33828/sei.v31.i2.9The Gender Differences in Science Achievement, Interest, Habit, and Creativity: A national representative evidence from China Chaochao Jia0Tao Yang1Yu Qian2Xinye Wu3Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, ChinaCollege of Physics and Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Science, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China In this study, we explored the gender differences in science achievement, interest, creativity, and so on, using a national representative sample from the National Assessment of Education Quality (NAEQ). NAEQ assessed the Grade-4 (n = 112,314) and Grade-8 (n = 74,808) students’ scientific literacy of Mainland China in 2017. The findings indicated that there was no gender difference of science academic achievement in both Grade 4 and Grade 8 in China. However, scientific interests varied in different grades and disciplines. Girls had a higher interest in science in Grade 4 and higher interest in biology in Grade 8. The 8th-grade boys had much higher creativity than girls (p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.301), and outperformed girls in multiple-choice items. Our study also highlighted that boys were likely to outperform in the higher score ranges, as well as lower score ranges. Finally, we also found that the boys had significantly greater variabilities in science achievement and interest (variance ratio [VR] >1.1), while the girls had slight greater variability in creativity (0.9 < VR <1.0). Our results provide a reliable Chinese evidence for international studies on gender differences. However, further research is demanded to study the reasons behind gender differences deeply. http://www.icaseonline.net/journal/index.php/sei/article/view/218creativitygenderscience achievementscience interest |
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The Gender Differences in Science Achievement, Interest, Habit, and Creativity: A national representative evidence from China |
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The Gender Differences in Science Achievement, Interest, Habit, and Creativity: A national representative evidence from China |
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In this study, we explored the gender differences in science achievement, interest, creativity, and so on, using a national representative sample from the National Assessment of Education Quality (NAEQ). NAEQ assessed the Grade-4 (n = 112,314) and Grade-8 (n = 74,808) students’ scientific literacy of Mainland China in 2017. The findings indicated that there was no gender difference of science academic achievement in both Grade 4 and Grade 8 in China. However, scientific interests varied in different grades and disciplines. Girls had a higher interest in science in Grade 4 and higher interest in biology in Grade 8. The 8th-grade boys had much higher creativity than girls (p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.301), and outperformed girls in multiple-choice items. Our study also highlighted that boys were likely to outperform in the higher score ranges, as well as lower score ranges. Finally, we also found that the boys had significantly greater variabilities in science achievement and interest (variance ratio [VR] >1.1), while the girls had slight greater variability in creativity (0.9 < VR <1.0). Our results provide a reliable Chinese evidence for international studies on gender differences. However, further research is demanded to study the reasons behind gender differences deeply. |
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