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Peer reviewedStevenson, Harold W.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1993
Analysis of both cross-sectional and longitudinal data from five studies on the academic achievement and cognitive abilities of the top 10% and the most average 10% of students in grades 1, 5, and 11 found high-ability Asian students outperformed high-ability U.S. students in mathematics but not in reading. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education
