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Book SynopsisScience for Girls: Successful Classroom Strategies looks at how girls learn from the time they are born, taking the reader through both the informal and formal education process. While the focus is on science education, the reader will read about current research in the area of female learning styles in general.
Trade Reviewa strongly documented work, based highly in research....of interest to a researcher or to one wanting to support an increase in girls studying science, mathematics, and computers. * American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 CHAPTERS Chapter 2 1. Girls: Unique from the Start Chapter 3 2. Girls and Learning: Falsehoods and Facts Chapter 4 3. Turning Girls on to Science Chapter 5 4. Strategize for Success Part 6 APPENDIXES Chapter 7 A. Why the Difference? Chapter 8 B. How Hands-On, Minds-On Methods Work Chapter 9 C. Single-Sex Schools: Yea or Nay? Chapter 10 D. And the Walls Come Tumbling Down Part 11 Bibliography Part 12 About the Author