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madam-professor · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

There has been much interest of late in gender differences in mathematical ability, in part because

a. higher mathematics is the gateway to careers in science.
b. girls seem to struggle with math concepts relative to boys.
c. girls do not show the same level of interest in math and science that boys do.
d. boys are more inclined than girls to pursue many of today's higher-paying jobs.

Question 2

Which of the following has not been shown to be true of children with math disabilities?

a. They tend to use less-sophisticated arithmetic strategies than typically developing children.
b. They tend to use fact retrieval less often when solving simple arithmetic problems than typically developing children do.
c. Their practice at fact retrieval appreciably improves their performance.
d. They have difficulty keeping number names in their working memories.