ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Sex Differences in Academic Achievement Are Moderated By Test Type
- Ava Guez
Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, ENS, EHESS, CNRS, PSL University, Paris, France - Hugo Peyre
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Paris, France - Franck Ramus
Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, ENS, EHESS, CNRS, PSL University, Paris, France
Abstract
To what extent do test characteristics differently affect girls’ and boys’ academic performance? We compared the results of 21,703 French middle school students at a national exam, standardized tests, and teacher evaluations in Mathematics and French. Test type significantly moderated sex differences, in Mathematics more than in French.
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