Gender Differences in Beliefs and Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Study.

Lummis, Max; Stevenson, Harold W.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Gender Differences in Beliefs and Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Study.

Lummis, Max; Stevenson, Harold W.

Developmental Psychology, v26 n2 p254-63 Mar 1990

Kindergartners and first through fifth graders in Taiwan, Japan, and the United States were assessed on achievement and cognitive ability. While there were few gender differences in curriculum-based tests of mathematics computation and reading, cognitive tests revealed gender differences in the fifth grade in all three cultures. (RH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 5, Kindergarten Children, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Sex Differences, Test Construction

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Identifiers - Location: Japan; Taiwan; United States

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