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Girls and boys solve math problems differently (theconversation.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Artisian@lemmy.world to c/math@lemmy.world

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Research claiming that following the taught algorithm is more common for women (and those who agree with 'I want to please the teacher' more broadly), while trying to find shortcuts is more common from men. The latter seems correlated with performance on high stress math tests.

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