In Two Studies Comparing American and Asian Students in Math

question 6

Multiple Choice

In two studies comparing American and Asian students in math performance, one conducted in the 1980s and the other conducted in the 1990s, ________.

• A) American students lagged behind Asian students in the 1980s study, but outperformed Asian students in the 1990s study
• B) American students outperformed Asian students in the 1980s study, but lagged behind Asian students in the 1990s study
• C) American students lagged behind Asian students in both studies
• D) American students outperformed Asian students in both studies

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