Abstract
ABSTRACT Forty‐three high‐ability students were selected through tests of analytic ability at 10 and 12 years of age; school achievement data were collected when they graduated from middle school when they were 15‐16 years old, and in the same year they answered a general‐knowledge test and a questionnaire about their activities, attributions and self‐evaluations regarding past and future achievements. The ability data showed small sex differences. Nevertheless, the 23 boys did better in most academic subjects; in mathematics 3‐4 times as many boys as girls obtained top grades. Boys also excelled in general factual knowledge. Parents ‘ educational resources had a correlation of 0.60 with school achievement. Their academic achievements were related to the reported effort, work habits, attributions, and to the other self‐evaluations. However, the superiority of boys in mathematics was not adequately explained. The quite similar superiority of boys in general factual knowledge is seen as being contra‐indicat...
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