Attributional gender bias: teachers’ ability and effort explanations for students’ math performance

Social Psychology of Education - Tập 17 Số 1 - Trang 105-126 - 2014
Penelope Espinoza1, Ana Beatriz Arêas da Luz Fontes2, Clarissa Arms-Chavez3
1Educational Leadership and Foundations, College of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA
2Department of Psychology, Penn State Beaver, Monaca, USA
3Department of Psychology, 210E Goodwyn Hall, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, USA

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