Stevenson and Lee's Work Comparing Math Achievement in the United

question 22

Multiple Choice

Stevenson and Lee's work comparing math achievement in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan has shown that differences in ________ account for the differences in math achievement.

• A)IQ between children in the United States and the Asian countries
• B)parental expectations and attitudes in the different countries
• C)general cognitive skill between the children in the different countries
• D)genetic makeup between children in the different countries

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Definitions:

Initial Investment

The amount of money used to start a project, investment, or venture for the first time.

Average Annual

refers to the yearly average of any given set of data, often used in financial contexts to denote the average return, cost, or other financial metrics over a year.

Discount Rate

The interest rate used to determine the present value of future cash flows, or the rate at which central banks lend to financial institutions.

Net Present Value

The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows, used in capital budgeting to assess the profitability of an investment.