Franzis Preckel|Thomas Goetz|Reinhard Pekrun|Michael Kleine
Gender Differences in Gifted and Average-Ability Students
Universität Trier|Thurgau University of Teacher Education|University of Konstanz|Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|University of Regensburg
article investigates gender differences 181 gifted 181 averageability sixth graders achievement academic selfconcept interest motivation mathematics giftedness conceptualized nonverbal reasoning ability defined rank least 95 nonverbal reasoning subscale german cognitive abilities test mathematical achievement measured teacherassigned grades standardized mathematics test selfconcept interest motivation assessed questionnaire ability groups boys earned significantly higher test scores gender differences grades girls scored lower measures academic selfconcept interest motivation gender differences larger gifted averageability students ability group differences selfconcept interest found boys favor gifted results support assumption gender differences selfconcept interest motivation mathematics prevalent gifted averageability students