Predictors of SAT Mathematics Scores of Gifted Male and Gifted Female Adolescents.

Gallagher, Shelagh A.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Predictors of SAT Mathematics Scores of Gifted Male and Gifted Female Adolescents.

Gallagher, Shelagh A.

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v13 n2 p191-203 Jun 1989

Examines predictor variables involved in the performance of 152 male and 143 female gifted high school juniors on the Scholastic Aptitude Test in mathematics (SAT-M). Concludes that males demonstrate greater visual-spatial ability which plays a dominant role in SAT-M performance. (FMW)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Educational Research, Females, High School Students, Males, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability, Test Wiseness, Visual Perception

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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