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Sex Differences in Reading Achievement
In the last century many studies have revealed the advantages of girls in reading and superiority of boys in science. However, the international tests detected no difference in science test results in the 21st century. The aim of the study was to find the sex effect size and variances in reading achievement in recent international studies. The analysis of PISA 2000, 2003, and 2006 data and the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Trames. Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1406-0922
DOI: 10.3176/tr.2009.1.01