中学１年生の理数分野への興味・関心に関する男女の意識差における学校間比較―科学教育におけるジェンダー問題解決のための地域・学校間の特徴の理解―

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Differences in understanding and interest about scientific topics between male and female children may reflect the characteristics of the region and school to which they belong. However, due to the lack of available information on this topic, the discussion remains inconclusive. This study reports on the difference in the characteristics between genders about the perception of science and mathematics among junior high schools in Okinawa. A questionnaire survey on eight affective perceptions of science and mathematics was conducted among first-year junior high school students enrolled in five junior high schools and a special science education program of a university in Okinawa. The two main results were as follows: (1) Differences of levels between genders about the perception of science and mathematics was found among schools; (2) Across the eight items examined, the items in which bias was found varied across schools. These results indicate the need to design future gender education programs that are tailored to the characteristics of individual schools and communities.