Interest Enhancements to Science Experiments: Interactions with Student Gender

Summarizes comparisons of self-reported interest by gender and experimental condition for middle school students (n=101) who performed scientific experiments under conditions designed to vary across difficulty levels, social contexts, and scenarios of fantasy to realism. Findings indicate that boys...

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Published inJournal of research in science teaching Vol. 29; no. 2; p. 167
Main Author Martinez, Michael E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.02.1992
Subjects
Comparative Analysis
Locus of Control
Middle Schools
Motivation
Multivariate Analysis
Science Education
Science Experiments
Science Instruction
Sex Differences
Social Influences
Student Interests
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ISSN0022-4308
DOI10.1002/tea.3660290206

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Summary:Summarizes comparisons of self-reported interest by gender and experimental condition for middle school students (n=101) who performed scientific experiments under conditions designed to vary across difficulty levels, social contexts, and scenarios of fantasy to realism. Findings indicate that boys were more attentive to aspects of experimental control, whereas girls were more attentive to the social contexts. (30 references) (JJK)
ISSN:0022-4308
DOI:10.1002/tea.3660290206