Girls and Boys Are Equally Good at Math, Study Finds

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By Eliza Strickland
Jul 25, 2008 5:21 PMNov 5, 2019 6:18 AM
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It seems that the long debate over whether boys are naturally better at math than girls can finally be put to rest. Researchers examined the standardized test scores of over 7 million students in grades 2 through 11, and found no difference in performance between girls and boys. They also checked to see if a gender gap appeared in high school, as had been shown in a study 20 years ago. But researchers found no difference in scores among today's students, which they attributed to an increased number of girls taking advanced math classes.

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