Gender Gap in STEM: A Cross-Sectional Study of Primary School Students’ Self-Perception and Test Anxiety in Mathematics

Contribution: Significant gender differences are observed on primary school students' perception of self-efficacy and test anxiety in mathematics. Girls perceive themselves to be significantly worse than boys mathematics report higher toward exams. Gender become more pronounced as students grow up, increases for all students. However, the present study shows that teachers' do not between girls. Background: The low presence women science, technology, engineering, (STEM) might explained by attitude young Different studies show girls less interested STEM areas during secondary school. A reasons this fact pointed out early years education can provide a relevant insight reverse situation. Research Questions: Is there any age-dependent difference aspects related mathematics? Are teachers aware perceptions? Methodology: This work presents over 2000 (6-12 old) 200 Aragón (Spain). consists survey influence experience female male with Spanish language comparison purposes teacher's awareness perception. Findings: school, likely experiment negative they may girls'