Stereotype Threat and Women's Performance in Physics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 3050-3061

  Marchand, Gwen C ^a   Taasoobshirazi, Gita ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; High school science; Physics; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885079884     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.683461     Document Type: Article

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