Sex differences in mathematical ability: fact or artifact?
Benbow, C.P.; Stanley, J.C.
Science 210(4475): 1262-1264
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-8075 PMID: 7434028 Document Number: 154596
A substantial sex difference in mathematical reasoning ability (score on the mathematics test of the Scholastic Aptitude Test) in favor of boys was found in a study of 9927 intellectually gifted junior high school students. The data contradict the hypothesis that differential course-taking accounts for observed sex differences in mathematical ability, but support the hypothesis that these differences are somewhat increased by environmental influences.