Gender Differences in Young Adolescents' Mathematics and Science Achievement

Childhood Education

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 168-171

  Manning, M Lee ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944515180     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.1998.10522697     Document Type: Article

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