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Peer reviewedRosen, Monica – Learning and Instruction, 1995
Gender differences in cognitive abilities were studied in 1,224 13-year olds using a multivariate latent variables approach. No gender differences were found in the structure of cognitive abilities, but mean differences in favor of females were found for general intelligence, with higher means for males on most spatial dimensions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Females
