MATHS TOP A-LEVEL BUT GENDER GAP REMAINS.The article reports on the gender gap among students enrolling in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies in Great Britain as of October 2014.GENTEDDEBSCO_bspEngineering & Technology...
the cultivation of talent comes first, and the cultivation of science and technology talent occurs in the field of education. Many Western countries have promoted science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to the level of national strategy and have promulgated a series of policies to...
Three subjects -English literature, mathematics and physics - are used to illustrate the issues that are beingconsidered.This thesis contributes knowledge to the gender-equity debate at one of the most significantstages of examining in the UK. The debate is a complex one and the findings of ...
This research was designed to investigate the effect of gender andmathematics ability on academic performance of students in Chemistry. The sample size comprises one hundred (100) SS 1 chemistry students in two secondary schools in Uyo metropolis. The instruments used were the Chemistry Achievement Te...
the political level, and, by drawing on recent research and contemporary data gathering tools, to document whether or not inequities have been removed in practice or continue to exist in countries where concern and action about gender differences in mathematics learning have a long standing history....
Within the educational system at international level, the debate has long been focused on the lack of interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects among girls, who tend to prefer the humanities and, as a result, often end up working in the education, healthcare...
This study compares the performance of Singapore boys and girls in Ordinary ('O') level Mathematics (Syllabus D). A sample of 88 boys and 88 girls was used to identify some areas of concern as regards gender and Mathematics attainment. The findings of the study were as follows: (i) Boys...
This gender discrepancy increases over the education levels, being more evident at the tertiary level and particularly in Mathematics and its related fields. Researchers such as Fennema and Sherman, (1977) and Leder, (1990) stated that when comparing the two genders, females have been noted to ...
women in fields commonly referred to as STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) made ...
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