The Local School Board in Middletown Has Decided to Introduce

question 200

Multiple Choice

The local school board in Middletown has decided to introduce standardized assessment tests for all students in Grade 6.The test has separate sections for math and language.What should you expect,based on the research into gender differences in cognitive abilities

• A) Male students will score higher than the female students on both sections. 
• B) Female students will score higher than the male students on the math section. 
• C) Female students will score higher than the male students on both sections. 
• D) Female students will score higher than the male students on the language section.

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Thomas Malthus

An English economist and demographer known for his theory that population growth would outpace agricultural production, leading to widespread famine and hardship.

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