Possible Reasons for Males Doing Better Than Females in Math

question 47

Multiple Choice

Possible reasons for males doing better than females in math performance include:

• A) teachers have higher expectations for boys than girls in math courses.
• B) college males take more math courses than college females do.
• C) males have more positive attitudes toward math than females do.
• D) all of the above

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