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Biosocial Influences on Sex Differences for Ability and Achievement Test Results as Well as Marks at School.

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Fischbein, Siv – Intelligence, 1990

A comparison was made of ability and achievement test results and school grades for 323 pairs of Swedish male and female twins and 740 controls in relation to social background. An interaction effect of sex and social background was found for verbal ability and mathematics test results. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests