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[Attitudes, learning experience and performance in mathematics: gender differences].

Maria I Barbero García¹, Francisco Pablo Holgado Tello, Enrique Vila Abad

¹Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain. mbarbero@psi.uned.es

|July 10, 2007

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This study on 13-year-old Spanish students found significant gender differences in math attitudes and performance. A proposed model shows study strategies and attitudes influence math achievement similarly for both boys and girls.

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Area of Science:

Educational Psychology
Mathematics Education

Context:

Examines 13-year-old Spanish students' participation in the Second National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Focuses on mathematics achievement, attitudes, and study strategies.

Purpose:

Analyze gender differences in math attitudes, study strategies, and performance.
Investigate the influence of attitudes and strategies on math performance, examining gender invariance.
Develop a theoretical model using structural equation modeling to explain these relationships.

Summary:

Significant differences were found between boys and girls in math-related variables.
The proposed model, linking study strategies and attitudes to math performance, was not rejected.
The relationship model demonstrated stability across genders.

Impact:

Provides insights into factors influencing mathematics achievement among adolescents.
Highlights the importance of considering attitudes and study strategies in educational interventions.
Suggests that effective strategies and positive attitudes impact math performance similarly for both genders.