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ERIC Number: EJ621012
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Gender Differences in Above-Level EXPLORE Scores of Gifted Third through Sixth Graders.
Swiatek, Mary Ann; Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ann; O'Donoghue, Cathleen C.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v92 n4 p718-23 Dec 2000
Examines gender differences in EXPLORE scores of gifted third through sixth graders. Results reveal that boys performed better on Mathematics and Science reasoning, and girls performed better on Reading, but effect sizes were negligible. Test performance of boys in mathematics was somewhat stronger than that of girls, but results favoring girls in verbal areas were weaker and less consistent. (Contains 37 references and 1 table.) (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Language Skills, Mathematics Skills, Sex Differences, Skill Development, Student Characteristics, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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