Sex Differences and Sex Bias on the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts: Do They Exist?.

Silverstein, A. B.; And Others

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Sex Differences and Sex Bias on the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts: Do They Exist?

Silverstein, A. B.; And Others

Psychology in the Schools, v20 n3 p269-70 Jul 1983

Administered form A of the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (BTBC) to kindergartners (N=180). Neither mean scores nor standard deviations differed significantly, and boys and girls had identical score distributions. Internal criteria for bias yielded totally negative results, showing no evidence of sex differences or sex bias. (Author/WAS)

Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Primary Education, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Test Bias

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