Some psychology educators might be interested in"Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (GISME)" [Hake & Mallow (2008)].
See especially the Part 2 subjects (d) Education and the Brain; and (m) Sex Differences in Mathematical Ability: Fact or Artifact?. The latter subject has been primarily the province of psychologists, being initiated by the controversial Benbow & Stanley (1980 and more recently reviewed in Ceci & Williams (2006). Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University 24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi/> REFERENCES Benbow, C.P. & J. Stanley. 1980. "Sex differences in mathematical ability: Fact or artifact?" Science 210: 1262-1264; online at <http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Peabody/SMPY/ScienceFactOrArtifact pdf> (1.1MB). Ceci, S.J. & W.M. Williams, eds. 2006. "Why Aren't More Women in Science?: Top Researchers Debate the Evidence." American Psychological Association (APA), publisher's information, including the Table of Contents, is at <http://books.apa.org/books.cfm?id=4316085>. Hake, R.R. & J.V. Mallow. 2008. "Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (GISME): Over 700 Annotated References & 1000 URL's: Part 1 - All References in Alphabetical Order; and Part 2 - Some References in Subject Order; both online as ref. 55 at <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake>. Part 2 subjects are: (a) Affirmative Action; (b) Constructivism: Educational and Social; (c) Drivers Of Education Reform and Gender Equity: Economic Competitiveness and Preservation of Life on Planet Earth; (d) Education and the Brain; (e) Gender & Spatial Visualization; (f) Harvard President Summers' Speculation on Innate Gender Differences in Science and Math Ability; (g) Hollywood Actress Danica McKellar's book "Math Doesn't Suck"; (h) Interactive Engagement; (i) International Comparisons; (j) Introductory Physics "Curriculum S" (for Synthesis); (k) Is There a Female Science? - Pro & Con; (l) Schools Shortchange Girls (or is it Boys)?; (m) Sex Differences in Mathematical Ability: Fact or Artifact?; (n) Status of Women Faculty at MIT. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
