Which of the Following Trends in Current Educational Achievement Is

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trends in current educational achievement is NOT supported by research evidence?

• A) Only girls whose parents are college-educated achieve as much as boys.
• B) Girls from all backgrounds have started to perform well since the 1960s.
• C) The boy-girl educational gap has a limited effect on middle- and upper-class children.
• D) Boys from single-parent homes perform less well in school.

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