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This 11-page article, from Nature Communications, discusses probabilistic neural networks (PNNs) that can improve computing power through energy scaling, size scaling, and complexity scaling. The authors highlight how 2D materials enable aggressive size scaling, analog Gaussian synapses support...

This 20-page paper from Elizabeth Fennema examines the topic of gender differences in learning mathematics. This paper examines changing beliefs about how women learn math, such as a preference for learning cooperatively, and reviews intervention programs for girls and women. Feminist perspectives...

This paper describes a study identifying factors related to gender differences in tenth grade science performance. An earlier study of eighth grade science performance found that gender differences were related to subject matter, student ability level, and frequency of hands-on lab opportunities. By...

This 8-page classroom evaluation, authored by Elissa Milto, Chris Rogers, and Merredith Portsmore of Tufts University, addresses gender differences between students in a college introduction to engineering class. As summarized in the abstract, "The aim of this classroom evaluation was to gain a...

This 10-page literature review, provided by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, covers studies of gender differences in learning math, science, and technology. The possibility that female students think and learn differently as well as interact with equipment differently from boys...

This 5-page article, written by Donna Milgram of the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science, explores the gender differences in teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). "There are gender differences in learning styles specific to science, math, engineering...

This presentation from Sheryl A. Sorby of Michigan Technological University discusses gender differences in spatial reasoning skills, and the effects of these differences on success and retention in engineering programs. Sorby asks the question: If spatial skills are critical to success in...

This paper, by W.J. Haynie, III, Associate Professor in the Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Department at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, covers issues of gender in technology education. Using an ethnographic survey approach, Haynie covers his methodology and...

This 7-page paper, from Naomi C. Chesler and Mark A. Chesler, discusses a strategy to improve mentorship for female engineering scholars. The pair "explore the sociological literature on interpersonally- and institutionally- generated gender roles and dynamics that make the construction and...

This reference sheet, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, provides valuable information on genetics and cell division for high school students studying these topics. The sheet includes diagrams of DNA molecules, information on the genetic code for amino acids, both a...