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Gender differences in mathematical ability and its components were investigated. The study was conducted with 1978 sixth grade students who applied for admission to Anadolu University Research and Practice Center on High Ability Education from the year 2009 to 2015. The Test of Mathematical Talent was used to measure mathematical ability. Data analyses included gender differences in mathematical ability and its components and performance and proportional differences in the top 10% of ability. The results showed that boys were better in general mathematical ability and in some components, such as number series, numerical analogy, liner logic, conditional logic, algebra, numbers-measurement, statistics and probability, geometry and figurative rotation. Girls and boys had similar scores in figurative series and figurative analogy subtests. The ratio of boys in the top 10% of mathematical ability was bigger than the ratio of girls, however their mean scores did not differ significantly. The study reveals what subdomains of mathematical ability make a gender difference and that although the ratio of gifted boys in mathematics is bigger than that of gifted girls, their performance level is similar. |
