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Gender and Antecedents of Performance in Mathematics Testing.
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Gallagher, Ann – Teachers College Record, 1998
Using Halpern's 1997 psychosocial model of cognitive development, this article evaluates and extends the literature demonstrating that gender differences on standardized tests of quantitative reasoning may reflect underlying differences in cognitive processing that may be explained in part by socialization patterns inherent in American culture.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education