The Core Knowledge Blog – Robert Pondiscio
“A meta-analysis of studies of math aptitude shows no substantial difference betwen the sexes, e! Science News reports. Janet Hyde, a professor of psychology and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison looked at 242 articles that assessed the math skills of over 1.2 million people over nearly 20 years. She also examined results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and found the difference between the two sexes ‘was so close as to be meaningless.'”(more)