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reviewers consistently concluded males perform better mathematics tests females make refined assessment magnitude gender differences mathematics performance performed metaanalysis 100 studies yielded 254 independent effect sizes representing testing 3175188 ss averaged effect sizes based samples general population 005 indicating females outperformed males negligible amount computation 014 negative value indicating superior performance females understanding mathematical concepts 003 complex problem solving 008 examination age trends indicated girls showed slight superiority computation elementary school middle school gender differences problem solving elementary middle school differences favoring men emerged high school 029 college 032 gender differences smallest actually favored females samples general population grew larger increasingly selective samples largest highly selected samples samples highly precocious persons magnitude gender difference declined years studies published 1973 earlier 031 whereas 014 studies published 1974 later conclude gender differences mathematics performance small nonetheless lower performance women problem solving evident high school requires attention