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Males have consistently scored higher than females on the SAT mathematics subtest since 1972. Does this explain the gender gap in science and engineering careers?
Brain scans of kids under 10 years old show no gender difference in how they perform math equations. Previous studies looked at standardized tests, which don’t differentiate between learned and ...
Gender differences were not found when total-group means were compared. When the high end of math score distributions was examined, however, noteworthy gender differences favoring male students ...
Math for making a living—and making a difference High school should be an opportunity to figure out who you are, what you’re good at, and where you want to make a contribution.
Our results indicate that sex continues to have a significant effect on mathematics achievement even after controlling for sex differences in spatial abilities, background in mathematics, and interest ...
On a previous post, I documented the statistically significant male-female test score gap for the 2008 SAT math exam, and the graph above shows that this statistically significant difference of ...
Researchers offer two potential explanations for their much-debated findings on NAEP math performance in public and private schools.
Does a 32 point sex difference on SAT math mean that women can't be scientists?