Research Article
Perceptions of Scientists and Stereotypes through the Eyes of Young School Children
Table 2
Students’ overall representation of scientists (
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| | All students (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) |
| Personal characteristics | | | | Lab coatsa | 66 (31.4) | 37 (34) | 29 (29) | Eyeglasses | 57 (7.1) | 30 (27.7) | 27 (27) | Facial hair | 08 (4.3) | 4 (3.7) | 4 (4) | Unkempt appearance | 58 (28.1) | 27 (25) | 31 (31) |
| Symbols of research | | | | Test tubesa | 107 (51.0) | 58 (53) | 49 (49) | Flasksa | 103 (49.0) | 59 (54) | 44 (44) | Microscopes | 22 (10.5) | 7 (6) | 15 (15) | Bunsen burnera | 35 (16.7) | 21 (19.4) | 14 (14) | Experimental animals | 18 (8.6) | 13 (12) | 5 (5) |
| Symbols of knowledge | | | | Books | 08 (3.8) | 5 (4.6) | 3 (3) | Filing cabinets | 12 (5.7) | 7 (6.4) | 5 (5) |
| Symbols of technology | | | | Solutions in glasswarea | 113 (53.8) | 60 (55.5) | 53 (53) | Machines | 15 (7.6) | 7 (6.4) | 8 (8) |
| Gender of scientists | | | | Female | 49 (23.3) | 48 (44) | 1 (1) | Male | 142 (68) | 53 (49) | 89 (91.7) |
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aConsidered as an indicator of a chemistry laboratory.
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