Election of High School Mathematics by Females and Males: Attributions and Attitudes

Autor:	Patricia L. Wolleat, Elizabeth Fennema, Joan Daniels Pedro, Ann DeVaney Becker
Rok vydání:	1981
Předmět:	Mathematics anxiety 05 social sciences 050401 social sciences methods 050301 education Academic achievement Predictor variables Education 0504 sociology Algebra over a field Psychology Attribution 0503 education Curriculum Social psychology
Zdroj:	American Educational Research Journal. 18:207-218
ISSN:	1935-1011 0002-8312
Popis:	Males, more than females, elect advanced mathematics courses. This differential in the number of mathematics courses elected has been cited as a major explanation of sex-related differences in adults' mathematics performance and in their participation in mathematics-related careers. Knowledge about some of the variables that enter into the decision to persist in the study of mathematics is essential for those who are interested in encouraging females, as well as males, to adequately prepare themselves in mathematics. This study identified some attitudinal and attributional variables that relate to the election of mathematics courses by females and males. A small set of variables was found to explain some of the variance in female and male mathematics plans. These results might help in understanding why females do not continue in as large a proportion as males to elect mathematics and/or to enter mathematics-related careers.
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