Spatial Visualization and Sex Differences in Quantitative Ability.

And Others; Burnett, Sarah A.

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ERIC Number: EJ218641

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Publication Date: 1979

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Spatial Visualization and Sex Differences in Quantitative Ability.

And Others; Burnett, Sarah A.

Intelligence, v3 n4 p345-54 Oct-Dec 1979

Sex differences in spatial visualization ability accounted for sex differences in mathematical ability for a group of college students. With spatial visualization statistically controlled, no significant sex differences in Quantitative Scholastic Aptitude Test scores were found. Males were more predictable than females due to higher spatial ability. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Ability, College Mathematics, Correlation, Higher Education, Nonverbal Ability, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability, Undergraduate Students, Verbal Ability, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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