Gender differences in mathematics achievement: Findings from the national education longitudinal study of 1988

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-242

  Fan, Xitao ^a   Chen, Michael ^a   Matsumoto, Audrey R ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACCENTURE   (United States)

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EID: 0031526821     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.1997.9943456     Document Type: Article

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