Sex and Personality Differences in Performance on Number Computation in 11-Year-Old Children.

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Title: Sex and Personality Differences in Performance on Number Computation in 11-Year-Old Children.
Language: English
Authors: Riding, R. J., Borg, M. G.
Source: Educational Review. 1987 39(1):41-46.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 1987
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Assertiveness, Elementary Education, Personality, Sex Differences
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory
Abstract: Eighty-four 11-year-olds were grouped in three levels of extraversion on the basis of their Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory score. They were then given an arithmetic test consisting of addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. A significant interaction between extraversion, sex, and type of operation was found. (Author/CH)
Entry Date: 1987
Accession Number: EJ351842
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Eighty-four 11-year-olds were grouped in three levels of extraversion on the basis of their Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory score. They were then given an arithmetic test consisting of addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. A significant interaction between extraversion, sex, and type of operation was found. (Author/CH)