Male top-performing math students show strongly science-oriented science–reading profiles while female students' profiles are more balanced¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2–r3 · q4
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i? Science–reading profile distributions of male and female top performers show a mean nonoverlap of 42%, which the article classifies as a large effect. → Keller 2021 q4 i? Male top performers favor science over reading by 32.20 points on average versus 2.08 points for female top performers; 76% of males versus 48% of females show a science tilt. → Keller 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Keller 2021¶

Keller, L., Preckel, F., Eccles, J. S., & Brunner, M. (2021). Top-Performing Math Students in 82 Countries: An Integrative Data Analysis of Gender Differences in Achievement, Achievement Profiles, and Achievement Motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000685

q4 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Meta-analytic synthesis of country-specific nonoverlap statistics for the science–reading profile. The distributions "showed a mean nonoverlap of 42%, representing a large effect" per the article's benchmarks; no standardized effect size was printed.

"Female and male students' science–reading profile distributions showed a mean nonoverlap of 42%, representing a large effect (Table 5; see Figure 5B for the distribution of effect sizes)."

Keller 2021 (2)¶

Keller, L., Preckel, F., Eccles, J. S., & Brunner, M. (2021). Top-Performing Math Students in 82 Countries: An Integrative Data Analysis of Gender Differences in Achievement, Achievement Profiles, and Achievement Motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000685

q4 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Meta-analytic integration of profile score differences. Male top performers' science exceeded reading "by, on average, 32.20 points"; female students' difference was 2.08 points in favor of science, and 76% of males versus 48% of females showed a science tilt.

"mathematically top-performing male students performed better in science than in reading, showing a profile score difference of, on average, 32.20 points in favor of science"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Gender differences in mathematics and science achievement are negligible among top-performing math students, while female students show better reading achievement — related
• Among top-performing math students, male students show strongly math-oriented math–reading achievement profiles whereas female students' profiles are more balanced — related
• Gender differences in the math–science achievement profile of top-performing math students are small, with both genders tilted toward mathematics — related
• Male top-performing math students report higher math self-efficacy and stronger math-oriented motivation than female top performers — related