Gender Gaps in Technology Use

 

 How well do you know how engaged girls are in AP science, mathematics and computer science? Take the test below to find out.

 

Pre-Test   Assessing Where We Are

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1. What percentage of students who took the AP AB Calculus test were girls?

27%
37%
47%
57%
2. What percentage of students taking AP Biology were girls?

36%
46%
56%
66%
3. What percentage of students taking AP Chemistry were girls?

52%
42%
32%
22%

4. What percentage of students taking AP Physics were girls?

44%
34%
24%
14%
5. What percentage of students taking AP Computer Science were girls?

  7%
17%
27%
37%

10-year Differences   How Far Have We Come?
Exam 1987 1997 Points Change
Calculus 41 47 +6
Chemistry3142+11
Biology5156+5
Physics2434+10
Computer Science1617+1

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