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A Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Reading Achievement at the Secondary School Level
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Lietz, Petra – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2006
This study conducts a meta-analysis using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to address the questions of the extent of gender differences in reading, whether or not these differences apply similarly across English and non-English speaking countries and decrease with age. Female secondary students performed 0.19 standard deviation units above their…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Language of Instruction, Reading Achievement, National Competency Tests