MsSandhu Has a New Class of 24 Sixth Graders-12 Girls

question 18

Multiple Choice

Ms.Sandhu has a new class of 24 sixth graders-12 girls and 12 boys.Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following predictions is Ms.Sandhu justified in making about her students?

• A)Her highest reading group will have almost all girls, and her lowest reading group will have mostly boys.
• B)All of the boys should do better than all of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability (in other words, there is no overlap between the two groups).
• C)About 80% of the boys should do better than 80% of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability.
• D)There will be no noticeable differences in the average abilities of boys and girls.

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Piaget

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