The role of sex role egalitarianism and attitudes towards math in the math achievement of adolescent girls

Despite the fact that boys and girls in the US perform at equal rates on most standardized math exams, girls report lower self-confidence in, positive affect toward, and valuation of this subject. Internationally, the gap between girls’ and boys’ math scores is mostly accounted for by gender sociali...

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Main Author: Blondeau, Lauren Alexandra
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4435