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ERIC Number: EJ252866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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The Effects of Sex-role Orientation and Cognitive Skill on Mathematics Achievement.
Kaplan, Barbara J.; Plake, Barbara S.
Educational Studies, v7 n2 p123-31 1981
Eighty-six college students (51 female) were tested on their ability to perform seven kinds of formal mathematical operations. An analysis of data indicated a strong positive relationship between male sex-role orientation and biological sex and cognitive development levels. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, College Mathematics, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Postsecondary Education, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Anova F Test; Great Britain