Awareness of a gender stereotype, personal beliefs and self-perceptions regarding math ability: When boys do not surpass girls

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-471

  Martinot, Delphine ^a   Désert, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Mathematics ability; Personal beliefs; Self perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448984369     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-007-9028-9     Document Type: Article

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