Stability and change in gender-related differences on the college board advanced placement and achievement tests

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 192-196

  Stumpf, Heinrich ^a   Stanley, Julian C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032216976     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep10836927     Document Type: Article

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