What explains the relationship between spatial and mathematical skills? A review of evidence from brain and behavior

Z Hawes, D Ansari - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2020 - Springer
There is an emerging consensus that spatial thinking plays a fundamental role in how
people conceive, express, and perform mathematics. However, the underlying nature of this …

Gender diversity in STEM disciplines: A multiple factor problem

C Botella, S Rueda, E López-Iñesta, P Marzal - Entropy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lack of diversity, and specifically, gender diversity, is one of the key problems that both
technological companies and academia are facing these days. Moreover, recent studies …

What does gender has to do with math? Complex questions require complex answers

L Girelli - Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Whether mathematics is a gendered domain or not is a long‐lasting issue bringing along
major social and educational implications. The females' underrepresentation in science …

Development of children's math attitudes: Gender differences, key socializers, and intervention approaches

SC Levine, N Pantoja - Developmental Review, 2021 - Elsevier
The relation of various math attitudes to math achievement has been extensively studied in
adolescents and adults. Recently, researchers have begun to examine the math attitude …

The use of developmentally mobile applications for preparing pre-service teachers to promote STEM activities in preschool classrooms

M Kalogiannakis, S Papadakis - Mobile learning applications in early …, 2020 - igi-global.com
Studies suggest that the exposure to STEM learning opportunities early in life is important
because the development of STEM skills can further students' interest and educational …

The longitudinal role of mathematics anxiety in mathematics development: Issues of gender differences and domain-specificity

Z Wang, K Rimfeld, N Shakeshaft, K Schofield… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Mathematics anxiety (MA) is an important risk factor hindering the development
of confidence and capability in mathematics and participation in the science, technology …

Towards breaking the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

E López-Iñesta, C Botella, S Rueda… - … de Tecnologias del …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has drawn
the attention of research and academic communities due to its impact in the Digital Society …

No association between the home math environment and numerical and patterning skills in a large and diverse sample of 5-to 6-year-olds

L De Keyser, M Bakker, S Rathé, N Wijns… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Selecting a large and diverse sample of 5–6-year-old preschool children (179 boys and 174
girls; M age= 70.03 months, SD age= 3.43), we aimed to extend previous findings on …

Women's aversion to majors that (seemingly) require systemizing skills causes gendered field of study choice

B Combet - European Sociological Review, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This article examines whether gender differences in preferences for field of study
characteristics can explain gendered major choice. Specifically, this study focuses on a …

Effects of gender on basic numerical and arithmetic skills: Pilot data from third to ninth grade for a large-scale online dyscalculia screener

P Räsänen, P Aunio, A Laine, A Hakkarainen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we analyzed the development and effects of gender on basic number skills
from third to ninth grade in Finland. Because the international comparison studies have …