New research helps explain why girls do better in school

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 17:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys -- even when they perform worse on standardized tests? New research suggests that it's because of their classroom behavior, which may lead teachers to assign girls higher grades than their male counterparts.

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