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ERIC Number: EJ526670
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Age And Sex Differences in Performance in an 11-Plus Selective Examination.
Borg, Mark G.; And Others
Educational Psychology, v15 n4 p433-43 Dec 1995
Reveals significant correlation between older Maltese students and high test scores on their examinations to enter junior high. Older students are those born in the early months of the year. Study found little difference in scores between genders, although girls were more likely to pass the examination than boys. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Performance, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics, Student Placement, Student Promotion, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Test Results
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Malta