Achievement in the Australian Mathematics Competition: A Question of Age?.

Leder, Gilah C.; Taylor, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ525145

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Achievement in the Australian Mathematics Competition: A Question of Age?

Leder, Gilah C.; Taylor, Peter

Mathematics Education Research Journal, v7 n2 p95-110 Oct 1995

Used Australian Mathematics Competition to examine performance in mathematics of students young for their grade. The youngest students performed better than the oldest students. There were more males than females in the older group but no gender differences in the younger group. Items ranged from routine to highly sophisticated. (NBI)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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