Author Question: The fact that in the 1980s, thirteen times more boys than girls scored over 700 on the math portion ... (Read 84 times)

darbym82 · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

The fact that in the 1980s, thirteen times more boys than girls scored over 700 on the math portion of the SAT, but today that number has dropped steadily to three times, provides strong support ____.

a. for evolutionary biological forces creating stronger math skills in women as an adaptive response to a more technologically advanced society
b. against a biological difference in male and female math ability
c. for evolutionary biological forces creating stronger math skills in women as an adaptive response for women's increased role in the workplace
d. against societally driven differences in male and female math ability

Question 2

The work of Luigi Guiso found that in more gender-equal countries, ____.

a. there is no gender gap in math scores, but boys reading scores were better than girls
b. there is no gender gap for math or reading performance
c. girls performed better than boys on math, and boys performed better on reading than girls
d. there is no gender gap in math scores, but girls performed better on reading than boys