Item Characteristics and Gender Differences on the SAT-M for Mathematically Able Youths.

Becker, Betsy Jane

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Publication Date: 1990

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Item Characteristics and Gender Differences on the SAT-M for Mathematically Able Youths.

Becker, Betsy Jane

American Educational Research Journal, v27 n1 p65-87 Spr 1990

Item responses of 2,380 mathematically talented junior high school students (1,437 males and 943 females) were studied to determine gender differences, using the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-M). Girls excelled on miscellaneous items and data sufficiency items but performed less well on algebra items than boys. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, High Achievement, Item Bias, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Test Items

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