Gender Effects in Student Attitude Toward Science Among Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in the United States

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Abstract

The present study examined gender differences in attitude towards science in 4th and 8th grade students in the U.S., and also assessed to what extent the relationship between science attitude and science achievement differed by gender. Results are discussed in terms of the addressing inequities in science education and career opportunities.

Authors

• Thomas J. Smith, Northern Illinois University

• Cornelius McKenna, Kishwaukee College

• Spencer Pasero, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory