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A Comparison of Performance and Attitudes in Mathematics amongst the "Gifted". Are Boys Better at Mathematics or Do They Just Think They Are?
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Hargreaves, Melanie; Homer, Matt; Swinnerton, Bronwen – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
This paper explores gender differential performance in "gifted and talented" 9- and 13-year-olds in a mathematics assessment in England. Boys' and girls' attitudes to mathematics and their views about which gender is better at mathematics are also considered. The study employs the use of a matched sample of boys and girls so that school,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Academically Gifted