Sex Differences in Science and Technology among 11-Year-Old Schoolchildren: I--Cognitive.

Smail, Barbara; Kelly, Alison

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Publication Date: 1984

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Sex Differences in Science and Technology among 11-Year-Old Schoolchildren: I--Cognitive.

Smail, Barbara; Kelly, Alison

Research in Science and Technological Education, v2 n1 p61-76 1984

Results from three cognitive tests revealed few sex differences among 11-year-old students (N=2065). Neither question style (multiple-choice or structured) nor content (masculine or feminine) has any great effect on sex differences in performance. However, boys performed markedly better than girls on tests of spatial ability and mechanical reasoning. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Knowledge Level, Science Education, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability, Technology, Test Format

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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