Gender differences in mathematics performance. Analysis of attainment and attitudes in mathematics of girls and boys; detailed appraisal of theories and pressures that influence girls' underachievement and underparticipation in the subject.
Statistics show that boys perform better in mathematics tests than girls. In order to make a refined assessment of the magnitude of gender differences in mathematics performance, a study was made of one thousand 16+ mathematics scripts to find the precise topics on which girls and boys differ si...
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University of Bradford
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4338 |