Abstract
Science fair choices of 2149 male and female students were analyzed for diversity of topics and scientific merit. Students’ actual choices were then matched with teachers’ recollections of topics thought most likely to be chosen. Topics were ranked in order of preference and rankings of students and teachers compared using the Spearman rank-order correlation (rs). Teachers recollections of topics chosen by students seldom matched students’ choices. Teachers assumed more gender-based diversity in students’ choice of topics than actually occurred. Their recollections also reflected more gender stereotyped views of science, and greater diversity between male and female students.
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