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Consequences in High School and College of Sex Differences in Mathematical Reasoning Ability: A Longitudinal Perspective.
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Benbow, Camilla Persson; Stanley, Julian C. – American Educational Research Journal, 1982
The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth found large and consistent sex differences in mathematical reasoning ability favoring boys, as reported by Benbow and Stanley (1980, 1981). This investigation studied the development and consequences during junior and senior high school of the sex differences found in seventh grade. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Followup Studies, Grade 7, Grade Point Average
Using the SAT to Find Intellectually Talented Seventh Graders.
Stanley, Julian C.; Benbow, Camilla P. – College Board Review, 1981
The Johns Hopkins University program to identify prodigies in mathematics is reviewed. The Advanced Placement Program of the College Board is seen as a means for intellectually highly able youths to move ahead fast in a greatly enriched fashion and earn college credit. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement
Sex Differences in Mathematical Reasoning Ability: More Facts.
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Benbow, Camilla Persson; Stanley, Julian C. – Science, 1983
Results of seventh-grade students taking Scholastic Aptitude Test indicate that, by age 13, a large sex difference in mathematical reasoning ability exists; among students scoring greater than 700, boys outnumbered girls 13 to 1. Hypothesized factors thought to influence the difference (such as course taking, attitudes) were not supported by data…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Cognitive Ability, Environmental Influences
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