[RUME] Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (was Girls and Boys math scores)

[Richard Hake]

Some subscribers to RUME  might be interested in the post "Gender 
Issues in Science/Math Education (was Girls and Boys math scores)" 
[Hake (2010b)].  The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT:  In a previous post "Re: "Girls and Boys math scores" [Hake 
(2010a)], I pointed to Jim Clark's (2010) TIPS (Teaching in the 
Psychological Sciences) discussion-list reference to "Cross-National 
Patterns of Gender Differences in Mathematics: A Meta-Analysis" 
[Else-Quest, Hyde, & Linn (2010)]], that showed no overall difference 
in averages between males and females on measures of math 
achievement. However I neglected to mention Clark's reference to "The 
science of sex differences in science and mathematics" [Halpern, 
Benbow, Geary, Gur, Hyde, & Gernsbacher (2007a)], who wrote: 
"Stanley, who studied mathematically precocious youth for decades, 
explained that 25 years ago there were 13 boys for every girl who 
scored above 700 on the SAT-M at age 13. Now the ratio is only 2.8:1, 
which is a precipitous drop that has not been widely reported in the 
news media. According to Stanley, 'It's gone way down as women have 
had the opportunity to take their math earlier' (quoted in 
Monastersky (2005). . . . For further references in this area see 
"Gender Issues in Science/Math Education [Mallow & Hake (2008)]. 
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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands.
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REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy <http://tinyurl.com/create.php>.]
Else-Quest, N.M.,  J.S. Hyde, & M.C. Linn.  2010. "Cross-National 
Patterns of Gender Differences in Mathematics: A Meta-Analysis," 
Psychological Bulletin 136 (1): 103-127; online 
<http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul-136-1-103.pdf> (160 
kB).

Hake, R.R.  & J.V. Mallow. 2008. "Gender Issues in Science/Math 
Education (GISME)": Over 700 Annotated References & 1000 URL's:
*Part 1 - All References in Alphabetical Order
       <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/GISME-5t-Part1.pdf> (8.5 MB);
*Part 2 - Some References in Subject Order
        <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/GISME-5t-Part2.pdf> (4.8 MB).
Because periodic updates of GISME necessitate changing the URL's, an 
address that will always work is "Reference 55 at 
<http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/>." The abstract is also online 
at 
<http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/11/gender-issues-in-sciencemath-education.html> 
with a provision for comments.

Part 2 subjects are:
a. Affirmative Action;
b. Constructivism: Educational and Social;
c. Drivers of Educational Reform and Gender Equity: Economic 
Competitiveness and Preservation of Life on Planet Earth;
d. Education and the Brain;
e. Gender and Spatial Visualization;
f. Harvard President Summers' Speculation on Innate Gender 
Differences in Science and Math Ability;
g. Hollywood Actress Danica McKellar's Book "Math Doesn't Suck";
h. Interactive Engagement;
i. International Comparisons;
j. Introductory Physics "Curriculum S" (for Synthesis);
k. Is There a Female Science? - Pro & Con;
l. Schools Shortchange Girls (or is it Boys?)
m. SEX DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY: FACT OR ARTIFACT;
n. Status of Women at MIT.

Hake, R.R. 2010a. "Re: Girls and Boys math scores," online on the 
OPEN! TIPS archives at 
<http://www.mail-archive.com/tips%40fsulist.frostburg.edu/msg00123.html>. 
Post of 06 Feb 2010 20:15:51-0800 to Math-Learn, Math-Teach, 
PhysLrnR, & TIPS.

Hake, R.R. 2010b. "Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (was Girls 
and Boys math scores)" online at 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/31814>. Post of 7 Feb 
2010 3:22 pm PST to AERA-L, Net-Gold, and PhysLrnR. The abstract is 
also being transmitted to various discussion lists and is online at 
<http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2010/02/gender-issues-in-sciencemath-education.html>.

Halpern, D.F., C.P. Benbow, D.C. Geary, R. Gur, J.S. Hyde, & M.A. 
Gernsbacher. 2007a. "The science of sex differences in science and 
mathematics," Psychological Science in the Public Interest 8: 1-51; 
contains a large set of references; online at 
<http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Peabody/SMPY/ScienceSexDifferences.pdf > 
(880 kB).