Gender Differences in Mathematics: An Integrative Psychological Approach - Hardcover

 
9780521826051: Gender Differences in Mathematics: An Integrative Psychological Approach
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521826055 ISBN 13: 9780521826051
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests of mathematics - yet no such differences exist in the classroom. These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and therefore, by extension, a person's job and future success. If females receive lower test scores then they also receive fewer opportunities. Why does this discrepancy exist? This book presents a series of papers that address these issues by integrating the latest research findings and theories. Authors such as Diane Halpern, Jacquelynne Eccles, Beth Casey, Ronald Nuttal, James Byrnes, and Frank Pajares tackle these questions from a variety of perspectives. Many different branches of psychology are represented, including cognitive, social, personality/self-oriented, and psychobiological. The editors then present an integrative chapter that discusses the ideas presented and other areas that the field should explore.

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About the Authors

Ann M. Gallagher is a Research Scientist at LSAC. Her main research interest is sources of group differences in test performance and problem solving. She has published in the Journal of Educational Measurement, The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Merrill Palmer Quarterly and Teacher's College Record.

James C. Kaufman is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the California State University at San Bernardino, where he is also the director of the Learning Research Institute. He served as the co-editor of The Evolution of Intelligence (with Robert J. Sternberg, 2002) and The International Handbook of Creativity (with Robert J. Sternberg, Cambridge, 2006).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521826055
ISBN 13 
9780521826051
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
368
Editor
Gallagher Ann M., Kaufman James C.

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