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Peer reviewedMurphy, R. J. L. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
To study sex differences in test performance, the performance of males and females on 16 General Certificate of Education exams was analyzed in England. Results show that males perform better on objective tests than females. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Foreign Countries, Objective Tests, Prediction
