Research Report Detail
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| Comparison of Male and Female Performance on the ATP Physics Test
Patricia Wheeler; Abigail Harris; | ||
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01/01/1981 This study examined a variety of student-level data that could possibly account for or help in interpreting the differences between males and females in overall performance on the Physics Achievement Test. Prior experience and success in Physics (e.g., number of semesters of physics or math), characteristics of students, and overall level of performance on the Physics Test related to performance on individual items or groups of items were examined to help interpret the overall performance differences between male and female students. Although no simple explanation for the performance discrepancy was found, the number of semesters of physics that a test candidate had completed proved to be an important variable. |
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