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Filtering by: Subject Science -- Study and teaching Advisor Engel, Joanne B. Committee Member Higgins, Karen

Gender differences in subjective task values in mathematics and their relations to course-taking intentions

Creator:

Conner, Daniel A.

Abstract:

There has long been discussion on whether or not there are gender differences in different academic areas, particularly mathematics. One fact that most researchers agree on is that fewer females than males take upper-level mathematics courses beginning in adolescence and continuing through college. As a result, many females severely restrict...

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Dissertation

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take courses in this area. This study views the subjective task values in mathematics of20 1 3rd and