Abstract
Abstract This paper is a belated follow‐up to an article by Sharma & Meighan published in 1980. They suggested that pupils who studied other numerical subjects, specifically physics and technical drawing, did better in mathematics O level than pupils who studied only arts subjects with mathematics. They further suggested that sex differences in enrollments in other cognate subjects might account for sex differences in mathematics performance. However, their results were based on small samples and did not employ any control for general ability. Using data from the GIST project 1 have explored the same issues. Studying physics did seem to improve mathematics achievement, allowing for general ability, but studying technical drawing had no effect on grades in mathematics. No overall sex difference in mathematics achievement at 16 was found, but girls studying physics with mathematics achieved better than comparable boys studying the same subjects.
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