Consistencies in sex differences on the cognitive abilities test across countries, grades, test forms, and cohorts

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 389-407

  Lohman, David F ^a   Lakin, Joni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TESTS; AWARENESS; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CONCEPT FORMATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650188996     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709908X354609     Document Type: Article

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