Mediated gender differences in reading achievement

Petra Lietz

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Abstract

This presentation focuses on the way in which student's gender operates through other student background variables to influence achievement in reading of 14-year-old students. The data set employed in the analyses is reported in this paper part of the 1970-71 IEA-Six-Subject Study in which an investigation was undertaken of student achievement in the content areas of science, literature, English and French as foreign languages, civic education and reading comprehension. The Reading Comprehension Study is reported.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1993
EventAARE Annual Conference - Fremantle
Duration: 1 Jan 1993 → …

Conference

ConferenceAARE Annual Conference
Period1/01/93 → …

Keywords

  • IEA
  • gender
  • reading achievement
  • reading comprehension

Disciplines

  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Language and Literacy Education

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