Naslov
Gender differences in understanding of thermal expansion

Autori
Vidak, Andrej

Izvornik
Glasnik hemičara i tehnologa Bosne i Hercegovine = Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (0367-4444) (2018), 50; 25-30

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
thermal expansion ; gender differences ; visualization

Sažetak
Investigation of gender differences in science allows us to tailor our instruction to the needs, interests and abilities of all our students. In this study we aimed to investigate gender differences in conceptual understanding of thermal expansion. To that end ten conceptual questions were administered to 195 first year students at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb. Male students significantly outperformed female students. Particularly large differences in favor of males were observed on questions that required reasoning about thermal expansion in one dimension

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Kemija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

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