ebooksclub.org__Gender Differences in Mathematics An Integrative Psychological Approach

Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests of mathematics, yet no such differences exist in the classroom. These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and, therefore, by extension, a person’s job and future success. If females receive lower test scores, then they also receive fewer opportunities. Why does this discrepancy exist? This book presents a series of chapters that address these issues by integrating the latest research
findings and theories. Authors such as Diane Halpern, Jacquelynne Eccles, Beth Casey, Ronald Nuttal, James Byrnes, and Frank Pajares tackle these questions from a variety of perspectives. Many different branches of psychology are represented, including cognitive, social, personality/self-oriented, and psychobiological. The editors then present an integrative chapter that discusses the ideas presented and other areas that the field should explore.

Ann M. Gallagher is Research Scientist at the Law School Admission Council. Her main research interest is sources of group differences in test performance and problem solving. She has published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Educational Measurement, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Merrill Palmer Quarterly, and Teacher’s College Record. James C. Kaufman is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the California State University at San Bernardino, where he is also Director of the
Learning Research Institute. He is coauthor of The Creativity Conundrum (with Jean Pretz and Robert Sternberg, 2002) and was coeditor of The Evolution of Intelligence (with Robert Sternberg, 2002).

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