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Peer reviewedCahan, Sorel; Ganor, Yael – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1995
Examined gender differences in spatial, verbal, and mathematical ability in 11,000 Israeli elementary school children. In each test the variance for boys exceeded girls by 10% to 20%. Consistent cross-grade differences in mean achievement were found only for mathematical ability. These results contradict American findings that show no gender…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
