Gender differences in cognitive and noncognitive factors related to achievement in organic chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 563-568

  Turner, Ronna C ^a   Lindsay, Harriet A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0038003885     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p563     Document Type: Review

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