Study on Gender in Physics IELTS Listening Answers

Study on Gender in Physics IELTS Listening Answers is a conversation between Professor Lisa and Greg. They discuss the paper of Greg on Study on Gender in Physics. The candidates needs to answer the following type of questions:

  • Choose the correct letter

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Topic: Study on Gender in Physics

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Questions 1-10:
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C.

  1. The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in
  1. physics.
  2. psychology or physics.
  3. science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Answer: C
Explanation
: Lisa mentions about the students under Miyake who were doing their majors in science, technology, engineering or mathematics

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  1. The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate
  1. what kind of women choose to study physics.
  2. a way of improving women’s performance in physics.
  3. whether fewer women than men study physics at college.

Answer: B
Explanation
: the primary aim of Miyake’s study was to find a way in improving the performance of women in physics

  1. The female physics students were wrong to believe that
  1. the teachers marked them in an unfair way.
  2. the male students expected them to do badly.
  3. their test results were lower than the male students’.

Answer: B
Explanation
: the female students tend to think that male students are better in the subject and would judge them for not being as good. They were wrong to believe that the male students expected them to do badly as Greg stated.

  1. Miyake’s team asked the students to write about
  1. what they enjoyed about studying physics.
  2. the successful experiences of other people.
  3. something that was important to them personally.

Answer: C
Explanation
: Miyake’s study involved asking her students to write an essay something which was important to them personally and not quite related to Physics

  1. What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?
  1. to reduce stress
  2. to strengthen verbal ability
  3. to encourage logical thinking

Answer: A
Explanation
: the main aim for them to write an essay for the students was to reduce the stress of the female students.

  1. What surprised the researchers about the study?
  1. how few students managed to get A grades
  2. the positive impact it had on physics results for women
  3. the difference between male and female performance

Answer: B
Explanation
: what surprised the researchers is that by expressing their thoughts and feelings it impacted their psychological condition, reducing their stress. This enabled them to have a positive impact on the results of physics by women.

  1. Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by
  1. the length of the writing task.
  2. the number of students who took part.
  3. the information the students were given.

Answer: C
Explanation
: Greg states that Miyake’s articles left out several details like why the writing was done. Lisa states that the research was conducted to fulfil research expectations.

  1. Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of
  1. two different writing tasks.
  2. a writing task with an oral task.
  3. two different oral tasks.

Answer: A
Explanation
: Greg and Lisa discuss that they could compare the effects of Miyake's projects with two different writing tasks.

  1. The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities
  1. were most effective when done by all-women groups.
  2. had no effect on the performance of men or women.
  3. improved the results of men more than of women.

Answer: B
Explanation
: the main finding of the Smolinskey’s research helped in stating that teamwork activities had no effect on the performance of men and women. They all performed equally.

  1. What will Lisa and Greg do next?
  1. talk to a professor
  2. observe a science class
  3. look at the science timetable

Answer: A
Explanation
: Gref and Lisa would talk to a science professor about their project and find relevant information.

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