Gender Differences in Mathematics and Science on a High School Proficiency Exam: The Role of Response Format.

DeMars, Christine E.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Gender Differences in Mathematics and Science on a High School Proficiency Exam: The Role of Response Format.

DeMars, Christine E.

Applied Measurement in Education, v11 n3 p279-99 1998

Scores from mathematics (tested at 102 schools) and science (tested at 99 schools) sections of pilot forms of the Michigan High School Proficiency Test were examined for interaction between gender and response format (multiple choice or constructed response). Overall, neither males nor females seemed to be disadvantaged by item format. (SLD)

Descriptors: Constructed Response, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Responses, Science Tests, Sex Differences, Test Format, Test Items

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