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ERIC Number: EJ517203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-0025
Cognitive Gender Differences among Israeli Children.
Cahan, Sorel; Ganor, Yael
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v32 n7-8 p469-84 Apr 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 differences. Possible explanations for these results are explored. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Mathematical Aptitude, Scores, Sex Differences, Social Science Research, Spatial Ability, Testing, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel
Note: Supported by the Henrietta Szold Research Institute.