A Cognitive-Process Taxonomy for Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities  

Oleh:

Halpern, Diane F.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 13 no. 04 (Aug. 2004), page 135-139.
Topik: cognitive abilities; sex differences; academic achievement
Fulltext: 02. A Cognitive-Process Taxonomy for Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities.pdf (119.86KB)

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Females and males show different average patterns of academic achievement and scores on cognitive ability tests. Females obtain higher grades in school, score much higher on tests of writing and content-area tests on which the questions are similar to material that was learned in school, attain a majority of college degrees, and are closing the gap in many careers that were traditionally male. By contrast, males score higher on standardized tests of mathematics and science that are not directly tied to their school curriculum, show a large advantage on visuospatial tests (especially those that involve judgments of velocity and navigation through three-dimensional space), and are much more knowledgeable about geography and politics. A cognitive-process taxonomy can shed light on these differences.

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