Study on Gender in Physics — Test 1, Section 3
IELTS_ACADEMIC · Ielts Listening Section · Cambridge IELTS 11 Academic, Cambridge University Press
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The students in Akira Miyake's study were all majoring in
physics.
psychology or physics.
science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
The aim of Miyake's study was to investigate
what kind of women choose to study physics.
a way of improving women's performance in physics.
whether fewer women than men study physics at college.
The female physics students were wrong to believe that
the teachers marked them in an unfair way.
the male students expected them to do badly.
their test results were lower than the male students'.
Miyake's team asked the students to write about
what they enjoyed about studying physics.
the successful experiences of other people.
something that was important to them personally.
What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?
to reduce stress
to strengthen verbal ability
to encourage logical thinking
What surprised the researchers about the study?
how few students managed to get A grades
the positive impact it had on physics results for women
the difference between male and female performance
Greg and Lisa think Miyake's results could have been affected by
the length of the writing task.
the number of students who took part.
the information the students were given.
Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of
two different writing tasks.
a writing task with an oral task.
two different oral tasks.
The main finding of Smolinsky's research was that class teamwork activities
were most effective when done by all-women groups.
had no effect on the performance of men or women.
improved the results of men more than of women.
What will Lisa and Greg do next?
talk to a professor
observe a science class
look at the science timetable
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Two students, Lisa and Greg, discuss a study on gender in physics and plan their own project.
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