Item #215
Variance in male test scores is consistently larger than that of females; boys overrepresented among both high and low performers
Topic: EducationSource
Citation: Teachers and the Gender Gaps in Student Achievement, p. 5 Author(s): Dee Institution(s): National Bureau of Economic Research Link: http://www.nber.org/papers/w11660.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2005 Source: Secondary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:Interpretation: education is inconsistent for boys but consistent for girls