Gender Differences in Interest and Knowledge Acquisition: The United States, Taiwan, and Japan

Investigated the relationship between interest and knowledge among 11th graders from cultures differing in strength of gender-role stereotypes and endorsement of effort- versus interest-based learning. Data on Japanese, Taiwanese, and U.S. students indicated that gender more strongly related to Asia...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sex roles 2002-08, Vol.47 (3-4), p.153-167
Hauptverfasser:	Evans, E. Margaret, Schweingruber, Heidi, Stevenson, Harold W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Achievement Acquisition Adolescents Biological and medical sciences Career Choice Cross cultural studies Crosscultural Differences Crossnational studies Cultural Differences Foreign Countries Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gender Gender Issues Gender stereotypes Grade 11 High School Students High schools Interests Japan Knowledge Knowledge Acquisition Knowledge Level Learning Predictors Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Science Curriculum Scores Secondary Education Sex Differences Sex Roles Sex Stereotypes Social psychology Social role. Sex role Socialization Student Attitudes Student Interests Students Taiwan United States of America
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Zusammenfassung:	Investigated the relationship between interest and knowledge among 11th graders from cultures differing in strength of gender-role stereotypes and endorsement of effort- versus interest-based learning. Data on Japanese, Taiwanese, and U.S. students indicated that gender more strongly related to Asian students' than U.S. students' scores. There were interactions between culture and gender on over half of the general information questions and most of the assessed interests. (SM)
ISSN:	0360-0025 1573-2762
DOI:	10.1023/A:1021047122532