Vive la Difference? A Study on Sex and Schooling.

Emanuelsson, Ingemar; Fischbein, Siv

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Publication Date: 1986

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Vive la Difference? A Study on Sex and Schooling.

Emanuelsson, Ingemar; Fischbein, Siv

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v30 n2 p71-84 1986

Sex differences in achievement test results and school marks are reviewed. Research shows a pattern that girls earn more in marks in relation to test results than boys. By using available Swedish data from two longitudinal research projects, one of them including boy-girl twins, the pattern is confirmed. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic), Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Scores, Sex Differences, Twins

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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