Boys Outperforming Girls: An 8-year Cross-Sectional Study of Attainment and Self-Esteem in Year 6.

作者: Julie Davies , Ivy Brember

DOI: 10.1080/0144341990190101

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摘要: Abstract This 8‐year cross‐sectional study measured the self‐esteem, reading and mathematical attainments of eight cohorts Year 6 children. A total 1488 children (737 boys, 751 girls) in five randomly selected primary schools within one Local Education Authority (LEA) comprised sample to which Lawseq questionnaire (Lawrence, 1982), Mathematics 11 (NFER, 1985) Primary Reading Test Level 2 (France, 1981) were administered. Differences attainment related gender found mathematics, but not reading, with boys significantly outperforming girls (at 5% level). The percentage who scored above mean mathematics below contrasted girls’ more compressed scores middle range. national test data for Cohorts 7 8 followed pattern boys. Boys had higher self‐esteem than 0.1% Correlation coefficients between ...

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