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Peer reviewedNewcombe, Nora; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1983
College students who identified adolescent activities that involve spatial skills judged more of such activities to be masculine. More males than females reported having participated in spatial activities. In a second study, a correlation was found between students' participation in spatial activities and their spatial ability as measured by an…
Descriptors: Activities, Adolescents, College Students, Females
Peer reviewedFeingold, Alan – Review of Educational Research, 1992
Sex differences in variability in the national norms of the Differential Aptitude Tests, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/Scholastic Aptitude Test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, and California Achievement Tests were examined. Compared to females, males were consistently more variable in quantitative reasoning, spatial visualization,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations
