tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post97504378092112680..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: SATs and PhDsAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-83485755432958212542010-07-19T08:27:48.057-04:002010-07-19T08:27:48.057-04:00Tierney was referencing the SAT scores of 7th grad...Tierney was referencing the SAT scores of 7th graders who took the SAT for a talent search in the 70s. If you look at the actual article that Tierney references (Wai, Lubinski, and Benbow, Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005, Vol. 97, No. 3, 484-492), the data for women seems incredibly incomplete, and based on small number statistics. The # of women with math-science doctorates in the bottom quartile of the 1972-74 sample is 0/151, and 2/130 in the top quartile; for the 76-79 sample it's 2/50 in both the bottom and top quartile. The male sample size is larger, so a trend there is more believable.<br /><br />I personally don't understand how Tierney continues to write for the NYT, which I find to otherwise be an astounding news source.Therese Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450567821950742022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-56552618382626952852010-07-16T16:21:29.016-04:002010-07-16T16:21:29.016-04:00Sure. I'd participate. I'm male, but also ...Sure. I'd participate. I'm male, but also fall in the high verbal rather than high math category...Mordecai-Mark Mac Lowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477609772058521683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-18415411622711969692010-07-16T12:53:55.444-04:002010-07-16T12:53:55.444-04:00A very good point!
I think most of us would agr...A very good point! <br /><br />I think most of us would agree that success in astronomy is more about stubbornness than raw intelligence (however you measure it).<br /><br />I would participate.Moirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033860813453398673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-84370892705801706552010-07-16T11:59:12.065-04:002010-07-16T11:59:12.065-04:00I would participate. I'm curious to see the r...I would participate. I'm curious to see the results and the scatter in the results.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111968442127902734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-18691582562563983522010-07-15T16:05:37.528-04:002010-07-15T16:05:37.528-04:00I've always wondered how the astronomer popula...I've always wondered how the astronomer population would compare to the mean, and how that evolves with career stage, and other things. I'd add mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-80963674831162516412010-07-14T20:39:36.334-04:002010-07-14T20:39:36.334-04:00sounds like fun! I might even dig up my SAT scores...sounds like fun! I might even dig up my SAT scores. <br /><br />Not that SAT scores would be not worth doing, but wasn't Tierney talking about PSAT scores of 8th graders? (I really don't want to re-read the article to check myself...)kellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050093045710250775noreply@blogger.com