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ERIC Number: EJ412569
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Method of Measurement and Gender Differences in Scholastic Achievement.
Bolger, Niall; Kellaghan, Thomas
Journal of Educational Measurement, v27 n2 p165-74 Sum 1990
Gender differences in scholastic achievement as a function of measurement method were examined by comparing performance of 739 15-year-old boys and 758 15-year-old girls in Irish high schools on multiple-choice and free-response tests of mathematics, Irish, and English achievement. Method-based gender differences are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Comparative Testing, English, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Irish, Mathematics Achievement, Multiple Choice Tests, Research Methodology, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Test Bias, Test Format
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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