When We Look at the Data on Gender Differences in School

question 15

Multiple Choice

When we look at the data on gender differences in school achievement with an intersectional lens, we can conclude that ______.

• A) girls receive higher grades than boys across all ethnic groups
• B) Asian boys receive higher grades than Asian girls, but girls receive higher grades in every other ethnic group
• C) White, Black, and Asian girls have higher school achievement scores, but Latino boys have higher school achievement scores than Latina girls.
• D) gender differences in school achievement vary across ethnic groups

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