Tackling maths anxiety to improve STEM participation for women
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Despite advances in the education of women and girls worldwide, UNICEF reported in 2020 that female students still lag behind in terms of access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
Dr Lu Wang, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Ball State University, Indiana,\\xa0 brings together research and theory on the subjects of gender, spatial ability, math anxiety and math achievement.\\xa0 Her conclusions on the role of spatial ability could be crucial to future policy making to improve access to STEM courses and careers for female students.
Read the original article:\\xa0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09487-z