Using some of the examples outlined in the text, as well as your own sociological imagination, explain why boys have consistently outperformed girls on the SAT.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Test questions are written to favor boys. Higher numbers of girls, regardless of level of achievement and ability, take the SAT than boys, resulting in a larger pool that lowers the average. Boys are more encouraged to do well in math and science while girls are sometimes actively discouraged, resulting in a disparity in scores.
KEY: Learning Objective: 10.3: Describe gender inequality in society.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Gender and Standardized Tests: Why Do Boys Outscore Girls on the SAT?
Difficulty Level: Medium
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