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Sex and Rural-Urban Differences in Standardized Achievement Scores and Mathematical Subskills.

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Randhawa, Bikkar S.; Hunt, Dennis – Canadian Journal of Education, 1987

A mental ability test and an achievement battery were administered to a large sample of grades 4, 7, and 10 students from a midwestern province in Canada. Findings, in general, showed higher achievement in a majority of subtests with no sex and jurisdiction interactions. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Secondary Education

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