Gender differences in middle grade science achievement: Subject domain, ability level, and course emphasis

Science Education

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 613-650

  Lee, Valerie E ^a   Burkam, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0030496253     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199611)80:6<613::AID-SCE1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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