Females show more sustained performance during test-taking than males.

ABSTRACT: Females tend to perform worse than males on math and science tests, but they perform better on verbal reading tests. Here, by analysing performance during a cognitive test, we provide evidence that females are better able to sustain their performance during a test across all of these topics, including math and science (study 1). This finding suggests that longer cognitive tests decrease the gender gap in math and science. By analysing a dataset with multiple tests that vary in test length, we find empirical support for this idea (study 2).

SUBMITTER: Balart P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6722057 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature