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Longitudinal Study: | LSAC | Title: | The evolution of the gender test score gap through seventh grade: New insights from Australia using unconditional quantile regression and decomposition | Authors: | Le, Huong Thu Nguyen, Ha Trong |
Publication Date: | Feb-2018 | Keywords: | Quantile regression Education Gender Australia Decomposition |
Abstract: | This paper documents the patterns and examines the factors contributing to a gender gap in educational achievements in early seventh grade of schooling using a recent and nationally representative panel of Australian children. Regression results indicate that females excel at non-numeracy subjects at later grades whereas males outperform females in numeracy in all grades, whether at the mean or along the distribution of the test score. Our results also reveal a widening gender test score gap in numeracy as students advance their schooling. Regression and decomposition results also highlight the importance of controlling for pre-school cognitive skills in examining the gender test score gap. | URL: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40172-018-0062-y | Keywords: | Education and Training -- Secondary; Education and Training -- Literacy and numeracy | Research collection: | Journal Articles |
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