Maths + confidence = higher scores for boys

Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli

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Abstract

Teenage boys outperform Australian girls in mathematics by the equivalent of about one-third of a school year, according to the latest PISA survey, as Sue Thomson and Lisa De Bortoli explain.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jul 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Mathematics
  • Boys
  • Girls
  • Outperform
  • Confidence
  • PISA
  • Gender

Disciplines

  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Science and Mathematics Education

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