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ERIC Number: EJ283449
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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Geometry Proof Writing: A New View of Sex Differences in Mathematics Ability.
Senk, Sharon; Usiskin, Zalman
American Journal of Education, v91 n2 p187-201 Feb 1983
A study among high school geometry students found no sex differences in ability to write geometry proofs. The findings and data from other studies suggest that girls and boys perform equally well on complex mathematics tasks when exposure to the task is equal. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Females, Geometry, High Schools, Males, Mathematics Achievement, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cognitive Development Achievement Geometry Proj