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18-07-2006, 07:31 AM
Girls Are Smarter than Boys: A PASS Theory Validity Study
Paper presented at the Annual American Psychological Association Convention, August, 1999, Boston, MA
Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D.[1
George Mason University
Sex differences have been of interest to many researchers and practitioners and the subject of substantial debate in the popular media for some time. Many recognize that girls and boys are different, especially in school. Research has shown that girls do better than boys in verbal tests and school achievement, and are less often identified as having learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders. In this investigation a sample of 1,100 boys and 1,100 girls who matched the U.S. population on several demographic characteristics were compared using the PASS theory. Results showed that girls outperformed boys on measures of Planning and Attention by about 5 points.
If you would like to read the whole research on differences between girls and boys and a full rangeand interpretations to the findings , you may go to this link
http://www.mypsychologist.com/hottopics/boys_girls.htm
Paper presented at the Annual American Psychological Association Convention, August, 1999, Boston, MA
Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D.[1
George Mason University
Sex differences have been of interest to many researchers and practitioners and the subject of substantial debate in the popular media for some time. Many recognize that girls and boys are different, especially in school. Research has shown that girls do better than boys in verbal tests and school achievement, and are less often identified as having learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders. In this investigation a sample of 1,100 boys and 1,100 girls who matched the U.S. population on several demographic characteristics were compared using the PASS theory. Results showed that girls outperformed boys on measures of Planning and Attention by about 5 points.
If you would like to read the whole research on differences between girls and boys and a full rangeand interpretations to the findings , you may go to this link
http://www.mypsychologist.com/hottopics/boys_girls.htm