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Basic Skills and Macro- and Micro-Analysis of Mathematics Achievement of Grade Ten Students as a Function of Gender and Locale.
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Randhawa, Bikkar S. – British Educational Research Journal, 1988
Examines gender and rural-urban differences in achievement and macro- and micro-skills in mathematics. A representative sample of classrooms consisting of 1587 students from a mid-western Canadian province was administered a standardized achievement test battery. Concludes females scored better than males in all areas except mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 10, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Basic Skills and Macro- and Micro-Analysis of Mathematics Achievement of Grade Ten Students as a Function of Gender and Locale.
Randhawa, Bikkar S. – 1987
A large and representative 10% sample of classrooms consisting of 1,587 students from a mid-western province in Canada was administered a standardized achievement test battery. This battery consisted of four tests, Reading, Mathematics, Written Expression, and Using Sources of Information. Gender and rural-urban differences in achievement and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Components of Sex Differences in Mathematics Achievement.
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; Randhawa, Jason S. – 1989
A study was undertaken to determine aspects of gender-related differences in mathematics achievement among 10th graders (n=253). More specifically, the following aspects were assessed: (1) gender-related differences and similarities on specific process-, content-, and micro-component aspects; (2) stability of the patterns of differences and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries
Construct Validity and Other Evidence on the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills for a Large Sample of Grade 10 Students.
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; Randhawa, Jason S. – 1989
The present study, using a sample of 1,491 grade 10 students from a mid-western province in Canada, examined the validity evidence on the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills. Factor analysis of the 34 micro-skills (content by skill/process classification of items) of the four tests indicated that the Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Using…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Cognitive Tests, Construct Validity