How Do Arithmetic and Math Differ?.

Meeker, Mary

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ERIC Number: EJ424474

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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How Do Arithmetic and Math Differ?

Meeker, Mary

Gifted Child Today (GCT), v14 n1 p6-7 Jan-Feb 1991

Long-documented gaps between male and female performance on tests of spatial mathematics ability are discussed. Possible explanations are offered, and suggestions are put forth for cultivating spatial relationships ability in girls through sports and other activities. (PB)

Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Performance Factors, Sex Differences, Skill Development, Spatial Ability, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Parents; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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