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August 19, 2008, Parenting

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Why girls drop math I: Beliefs about Math

By Art Markman, Ph.D. on August 19, 2008 in Ulterior Motives

In elementary school, boys and girls are about even in their performance in math and science. By middle school, girls start to lag behind, and few women go on to pursue math in college. What is going on? Read More

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Submitted by Rey on September 11, 2008 - 11:49am.

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