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Hong Kong Student Achievement in OECD-PISA Study: Gender Differences in Science Content, Literacy Skills, and Test Item Formats

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Yip, Din Yan; Chiu, Ming Ming; Ho, Esther Sui Chu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2004

This study examined gender differences in students' scientific literacy as measured by OECD-PISA. In particular, we focused on the 2437 students from 140 Hong Kong schools. Hong Kong boys' and girls' science scores did not differ overall. However, boys scored higher than girls at the higher percentiles (75th and above). Moreover, specific test…

Descriptors: Test Items, Academic Achievement, Science Tests, Physical Sciences