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Gender bias found in student ratings of high school science teachers

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study of 18,000 biology, chemistry and physics students has uncovered notable gender bias in student ratings of high school science teachers.





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Medical student gender and self-confidence

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical students consistently report decreased self-confidence and increased anxiety, particularly over issues related to their competency. ...


Sexual attitudes changing in South Korea

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 02, 2006 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Two-thirds of South Korean college students said premarital sex was acceptable, reflecting an increasingly liberal mindset among Korean youths, a survey showed.


New research: Genes may influence popularity

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

A groundbreaking study of popularity by a Michigan State University scientist has found that genes elicit not only specific behaviors but also the social consequences of those behaviors.


Education practices influence women engineer shortage, study finds

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As the need for engineering professionals grows, educators and industry leaders are increasingly concerned with how to attract women to a traditional male career. A new University of Missouri study found the impact of the ...


Courtship pattern shaped by emergence of a new gene in fruit flies

Biology /

created May 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

When a young gene known as sphinx is inactivated in the common fruit fly, it leads to increased male-male courtship, scientists report in the May 27, 2008, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


Professor Examines Role of Victim and Perpetrator Substance Use

Professor Examines Role of Victim and Perpetrator Substance Use

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Northeastern University study of college students from an unidentified university found that both the perpetrators and the victims of physical and sexual violence report high substance use ...


Can't compete on dung? Try mating on apple pomace

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the mating world of yellow dung flies, large, brawny males almost always get the girl. However, a new study suggests that smaller males rule if presented with an opportunity to woo females when they are not hanging out ...


A combination of education methods could be the key for some students aiming for higher education

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dr Geoff Hayward from Oxford University funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, who led the research points out, a high proportion of those with combined academic and vocational qualifications gained their qualifications ...


NASA prepares for Moonbuggy Race

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The U.S. space agency is transforming part of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center into a lunar landscape for the 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race.


Troubled teens no match for real role-models

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 27, 2007 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Suspension and outdoor sports are not a cure all for boys with behavioural problems, according to new research.



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