On Standardized Tests of Achievement in Mathematics,during the Elementary-School Years

question 104

Multiple Choice

On standardized tests of achievement in mathematics,during the elementary-school years

• A)boys and girls score equally well.
• B)boys usually get greater scores than girls.
• C)girls usually get greater scores than boys.
• D)sex differences vanish when scores are adjusted for the number of math courses that students have taken.

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