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Peer reviewedEthington, Corinna A.; Wolfle, Lee M. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1984
Reanalysis of data for 13,200 twelfth-grade students indicated that sex has a significant effect on mathematics achievement even after controlling for sex differences in spatial abilities and background and interest in mathematics. Women tend to have less spatial visualization ability, and its effects on mathematics achievement are greater for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade 12, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary Education
