ERIC Number: EJ739645
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
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Relationships between Gender and Alberta Achievement Test Scores during a Four-Year Period
Pope, Gregory A.; Wentzel, Carolyn; Braden, Brigitta; Anderson, Jordan
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v52 n1 p4-15 Spr 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate statistical relationships between gender and Alberta Achievement Testing Program scores. Achievement test scores from grades 3, 6, and 9 in all subject areas were investigated during a four-year period. Results showed statistically significant positive correlations between gender and scores in most subject areas. Girls tended to outperform boys in language-based tests (i.e., writing and reading assignments), whereas boys tended to score higher than girls in mathematics and science. Correlation effect sizes were in the small range for the machine-scored components and near the medium size range for the constructed-response components. In general, the results show that small relationships exist between gender and achievement test scores in Alberta.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Testing Programs, Reading Assignments, Effect Size, Achievement Tests, Scores, Grade 6, Grade 9, Correlation, Language Tests, Writing Assignments, Mathematics, Sciences, Gender Differences
Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 845 Education Centre South, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5 Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: http://www.education.ualberta.ca/educ/journals/ajer.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Grade 6; Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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