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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Educational Inst

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According to research on differences between male and female students, which of the following is a false statement?
  1. Scores of females on standardized tests do not accurately predict grades.
  2. Overall, teachers favor male students, since they are often more vocal.
  3. Overall, teachers treat women of different ethnicities unequally.
  4. Females and males have almost equal verbal scores.
  5. Females score higher on average on math and science standardized tests than males.
Explanation
Answer: E - Males actually have slightly higher average math and science standardized test scores than females. Research has shown that despite this discrepancy, females still perform at the same rate as males in math classes. These differences show that gender inequality in education still exists despite legislative attempts to establish equality.
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