Exploring Gender Differences in Solving Open-Ended Mathematical Problems / Jinfa Cai.

Open-ended tasks were used to examine gender differences in complex mathematical problem solving. The results of this study suggest that, overall, males perform better than females, but the gender differences vary from task to task. A qualitative analysis of student responses to those tasks with gen...

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Main Author: Cai, Jinfa, 1963-
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
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Physical Description:9 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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