AI Article Synopsis
- Females generally score lower than males in math and science tests, but higher in verbal reading tests.
- Research indicates that females have a greater ability to maintain consistent performance throughout longer cognitive tests, including math and science.
- Analysis of varied test lengths supports the notion that extending the duration of cognitive tests helps to reduce gender disparities in math and science performance.
Article Abstract
Females tend to perform worse than males on math and science tests, but they perform better on verbal reading tests. Here, by analysing performance during a cognitive test, we provide evidence that females are better able to sustain their performance during a test across all of these topics, including math and science (study 1). This finding suggests that longer cognitive tests decrease the gender gap in math and science. By analysing a dataset with multiple tests that vary in test length, we find empirical support for this idea (study 2).
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722057 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11691-y | DOI Listing |
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