Gender similarities characterize math performance
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Gender differences in mathematics performance and ability remain a concern as scientists seek to address the underrepresentation of women at the highest levels of mathematics, the physical sciences, and engineering. Stereotypes that girls and women lack mathematical ability persist and are widely held by parents and teachers. Meta-analytic findings from 1990 (6) indicated that gender differences in mathematics performance in the general population were trivial, d = -.05. d = Mmales – Mfemales sw
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Hyde et al. (2008) reported no mean level differences between boys' and girls' math performances on state-standardized exams of children in second- through eleventh-grade US public schools.
“Examining scores on state-standardized exams of children in second- through eleventh-grade US public schools, Hyde et al. (2008) reported no mean level differences between boys ' and girls ' math performances.”
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- Authors
- Hyde, J. S., Lindberg, S. M., Linn, M. C., Ellis, A. B., & Williams, C. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hyde, Janet S.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2008-07-25
- Volume
- 321
- Issue
- 5888
- Pages
- 494-495
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2161727366
- Cited by
- 1,054
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 44.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Keywords
- gender differences, mathematics achievement, mathematical ability, gender stereotypes, underrepresentation of women in STEM
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Adolescent, Aptitude, Career Choice, Child, Educational Measurement, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Learning, Male, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Sex Characteristics
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