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Direct linkTwist, Liz; Sainsbury, Marian – Educational Research, 2009
Background: In England, there are concerns about boys' under-achievement in reading, and girls consistently do better than boys in national reading tests taken by 11-year-olds. At the same time, there have been accusations of bias in the content of the reading tests. Purpose: This article looks at the performance of boys and girls on the 2008…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Females, Reading Tests, Foreign Countries
