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High school students' math beliefs and society.
Abstract
Research has pointed to schools and society as environmental influences on student beliefs about mathematics. This article highlights findings from two activities designed to elicit high school students' beliefs, particularly those related to gender. As a result of the activities, females in upper level classes rated themselves as having less confidence than males. In addition, viewing a movie clip was sufficient for some students to modify their descriptions of someone who is good at mathematics.
Introduction
My prior experiences with public perceptions about what it means to be good at mathematics have led me to investigate the role ...
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