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ERIC Number: EJ120187
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Occam's Razor Slices Through the Myth that College Women Overachieve
Hewitt, Barbara Newlin; Goldman, Roy D.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 2, 325-30, Apr 75
Results indicate that the sex difference in over-achievement is probably an artifact of the sex differences in major field choice. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Females, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Majors (Students), Overachievement, Sex Differences
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