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Peer reviewedBolger, Niall; Kellaghan, Thomas – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990
Gender differences in scholastic achievement as a function of measurement method were examined by comparing performance of 739 15-year-old boys and 758 15-year-old girls in Irish high schools on multiple-choice and free-response tests of mathematics, Irish, and English achievement. Method-based gender differences are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Comparative Testing, English
