An exploratory study of mathematics test results: What is the gender effect?

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-182

  Goodchild, Simon ^a   Grevholm, Barbro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gender; Mathematics test items; Qualitative; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849136069     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-007-9114-7     Document Type: Article

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