Reducing the Gender Achievement Gap in College Science: A Classroom Study of Values Affirmation
Abstract
In many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, women are outperformed by men in test scores, jeopardizing their success in science-oriented courses and careers. The current study tested the effectiveness of a psychological intervention, called values affirmation, in reducing the gender achievement gap in a college-level introductory physics class. In this randomized double-blind study, 399 students either wrote about...
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Title
Reducing the Gender Achievement Gap in College Science: A Classroom Study of Values Affirmation
Published Date
Nov 26, 2010
Journal
Volume
330
Issue
6008
Pages
1234 - 1237
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