Factors Related to Girls' Choice of Physics for University Entrance Exams in Japan

Autor/inn/en	Ikkatai, Yuko; Inoue, Atsushi; Kano, Kei; Minamizaki, Azusa; McKay, Euan; Yokoyama, Hiromi M.
Titel	Factors Related to Girls' Choice of Physics for University Entrance Exams in Japan
Quelle	In: Physical Review Physics Education Research, 17 (2021) 1, Artikel 010141 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ikkatai, Yuko) ORCID (Inoue, Atsushi) ORCID (Kano, Kei) ORCID (Minamizaki, Azusa) ORCID (McKay, Euan) ORCID (Yokoyama, Hiromi M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2469-9896
Schlagwörter	Females; Physics; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Disproportionate Representation; College Entrance Examinations; Advanced Courses; Self Efficacy; Decision Making; Preferences; Scientists; Junior High School Students; Correlation; Majors (Students); Course Selection (Students); College Graduates; Museums; Periodicals; Mathematics Education; Science Education; Sex Stereotypes; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Physik; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Aufnahmeprüfung; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Korrelation; Course selection; Kurswahl; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Mathematische Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Abstract	Women are underrepresented in physics. Because of the structure of the Japanese educational system, more women must choose physics as a subject for university entrance exams to increase the number of women studying advanced physics at university. In this study, we investigated the factors influencing girls' choice of physics for university entrance examination in Japan, focusing on preference and self-efficacy for science subjects. We investigated two Japanese populations (members of the public who graduated from university with a degree in science, and professional physicists) to identify characteristics of physicists. We conducted online retrospective questionnaires. First, we found that the preference for physics at junior high school and the first year of high school were positively related to the choice of physics for university entrance exams in both female and male university science graduates. Second, we found that preferences for museums and science magazines as well as the recognition of the importance of physics and mathematics at elementary or junior high school were significantly related to the choice of physics for female university science graduates. Third, we found that professional physicists, especially women, had a lower mathematical stereotype than male and female university science graduates. Our results suggest that initiatives to prevent girls from disliking physics at junior high school or high school may be important for encouraging them to choose physics for university entrance examination in Japan. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01