PREDICTING MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE IN HIGH-SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS

被引：47

作者：

SHERMAN, J ^{[1
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机构：

[1] WRI WISCONSIN INC,MADISON,WI

来源：

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1979年 / 71卷 / 02期

关键词：

11th graders &; attitudes measured in 9th grade; prediction of mathematics performance; male vs female 10th &; female 12th graders; math achievement &; math confidence &; spatial visualization &; vocabulary &;

D O I：

10.1037/0022-0663.71.2.242

中图分类号：

G44 [教育心理学];

学科分类号：

0402 ; 040202 ;

摘要：

Ninth-grade scores for 157 females and 148 males for 3 cognitive tests (Test of Academic Progress, Quick Word Test, and Space Relations Test of the Differential Aptitude Tests) and the 8 Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales were used to predict mathematics performance: grades in a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th yr of theoretical math (latter, females only, 30 Ss) and scores of senior girls on the Mental Arithmetic Problems test (85 Ss). Using multiple regression, 9th-grade scores significantly predicted mathematics performance 1-3 yrs later. Spatial visualization was an important variable, significantly predicting geometry grade for girls, but not for boys. Aside from math achievement, spatial visualization was the only other variable with a significant weight in predicting mathematical problem-solving scores for girls over a 3-yr period. (24 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1979 American Psychological Association.

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页数：8