Most comparative studies about China were challenged by many sinologists and educators for not grounding on representative samples. This research is mainly based on a Chinese data base collected from a random sample of more than 10,000 9th-grade students in the Second International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)…

Reports a study that investigated gender equity in science education based on a random national sample of over 12,000 ninth graders in five rural and urban Chinese provinces. Data analysis found significant gender differences in science achievement in all five provinces, with males receiving higher scores. (SM)