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Math vs. Verbal

differenceblog Jun 01, 2007 09:00

Hyde and Linn (1988) suggest in their meta-analysis of 165 studies that gender differences in verbal ability may "no longer exist." In their paper on math and science differences in the following year, Linn and Hyde (1989) do find substantial differences, which they attribute to differences in access and encouragement. Herbert Marsh (1990) agrees ( Read more... )

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