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fagboi

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Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the findings on gender and reading disability?
 
  a. When children are classified by the school system, many more boys than girls have reading disabilities; when classified by objective criteria, the gender differences are not as strong.
  b. When children are classified by the school system, there are no gender differences; when classified by objective criteria, more girls than boys have reading disabilities.
  c. Both the school system and objective criteria show that boys are four times as likely as girls to have reading disabilities.
  d. Both the school system and objective criteria now show that more girls than boys have reading disabilities.

Question 2

Suppose that you are discussing the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) with some friends. What could you tell them about the fairness of the critical reading portion of that test?
 
  a. It has no validity in predicting success in college.
  b. Females perform significantly better on the parts that require a good vocabulary, and males perform significantly better on the reading comprehension part.
  c. No substantial gender differences have been found on the critical reading part of the test.
  d. Females' scores have consistently been higher on the critical reading part of the test.



InfiniteSteez

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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