Sex Differences in Secondary School Success: Why Female Students Perform Better

Autor/inn/en	Fischer, Franziska; Schult, Johannes; Hell, Benedikt
Titel	Sex Differences in Secondary School Success: Why Female Students Perform Better
Quelle	In: European Journal of Psychology of Education, 28 (2013) 2, S.529-543 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-2928
DOI	10.1007/s10212-012-0127-4
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Females; Intelligence; Achievement Need; Self Efficacy; Science Education; Course Selection (Students); Test Anxiety; Gender Differences; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; High School Freshmen; Student Motivation; Self Concept; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prädiktor; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Selbstkonzept; Deutschland
Abstract	School success is closely linked to intelligence but also to non-cognitive factors such as achievement motivation. The present study examines which non-cognitive factors predict secondary school grades and looks at reasons why female students tend to outperform their male counterparts. A sample of 554 German freshman students provided measures of general intelligence, achievement motivation, science course choice, self-efficacy, self-perceived academic achievement, and test anxiety. Results show that achievement motivation, self-perceived academic achievement, and sex significantly contribute to the final secondary school success above intelligence. Females' advantage in final secondary school grades becomes even larger after controlling for general intelligence. This advantage can be explained by females' higher achievement motivation. Showing more compensatory effort as well as self-control and taking more pride in their own productivity helps females to outperform their male counterparts at secondary school. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10