Perceived Mathematical Ability under Challenge: A Longitudinal Perspective on Sex Segregation among STEM Degree Fields

Students’ perceptions of their mathematics ability vary by gender and seem to influence science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree choice. Related, students’ perceptions during academic difficulty are increasingly studied in educational psychology, suggesting a link between such percep...

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Main Authors: Samantha eNix, Lara Cristina Perez-Felkner, Kirby eThomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00530/full