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Peer reviewedSafir, Marilyn P. – Sex Roles, 1986
Contrasts results of studies examining sex differences in intellectual functioning in the U.S. and Israel, in cities and on Kibbutzes. Findings indicate cross-cultural and intracultural influences challenge validity of theories that suggest a biological basis for sex differences in intellectual abilities. (SA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cultural Images, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFeingold, Arnold – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1993
Reviews developmental literature on cognitive gender differences; and compares past and present trends in gender differences, by age, from standardizations of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales and the California Achievement Tests. Decreases are found in gender differences for adolescents but not for adults. Implications are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences
