Females show more sustained performance during test-taking than males

Balart, Pau; Oosterveen, Matthijs

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11691-y

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“…With respect to gender differences in neuropsychological performance among Palestinian children, three main functions were identified: phonetic fluency, sustained attention, visuomotor coordination. These findings coincide with that of other studies in which girls presented a better performance in language tests [ 35 , 36 ], visuomotor coordination [ 37 , 38 ] and sustained attention [ 39 , 40 ]. However, there is no scientific consensus regarding these differences.…”

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Differences in Neuropsychological Performance between Refugee and Non-Refugee Children in Palestine

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Pérez-Marfil

Cruz-Quintana

et al. 2021

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Neuropsychological studies on refugee children are scarce, but there are even less in the case of Palestinian children. This work aims to study the neuropsychological performance of Palestinian refugee children in Palestine compared to other Palestinian children living outside refugee camps. A comprehensive Neuropsychological battery was administrated to 584 Palestinian school children (464 refugees and 120 non-refugees) aged 6, 7, and 8 years old. Results showed that non-refugee children outperformed refugee children in sustained attention, verbal comprehension, verbal memory, and visual memory. This study is the first to have performed a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, based on a standardized and validated battery with the Palestinian refugee children. It supports professionals in their evaluation of neurodevelopment and neuropsychological alterations in refugee and non-refugee children in Palestine.

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confidence: 92%

Differences in Neuropsychological Performance between Refugee and Non-Refugee Children in Palestine

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Pérez-Marfil

Cruz-Quintana

et al. 2021

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“…Nevertheless, in this context, it is of interest to note that a previous study by Walsh et al [ 17 ] reported a weak positive association between radiologist productivity and quality of resident teaching. The results of Walsh et al [ 16 ] and those of the present study suggest clinical productivity to be accompanied by other professional virtues in radiology practice.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…The latter is in line with the results of a previous study that reported women to generally outperform men on knowledge tests about clinical science concepts essential for patient care under supervision [ 15 ]. Of interest, another study has shown that females are better able to sustain their performance during a long test regardless of their relative advantage or disadvantage in the domain being assessed [ 16 ]. This was hypothesized to be due to the fact that males have been found to experience higher levels of boredom on activities with a long duration, which might cause impaired performance after some time of test-taking [ 16 ].…”

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“…Of interest, another study has shown that females are better able to sustain their performance during a long test regardless of their relative advantage or disadvantage in the domain being assessed [ 16 ]. This was hypothesized to be due to the fact that males have been found to experience higher levels of boredom on activities with a long duration, which might cause impaired performance after some time of test-taking [ 16 ]. The DRPTs between 2013 and 2016 contained 180–200 computer-based test items that had to be answered within 2 h and 45 min [ 2 ].…”

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Medical knowledge and clinical productivity: independently correlated metrics during radiology residency

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Objective To determine the association between medical knowledge relevant to radiology practice (as measured by the Dutch radiology progress test [DRPT]) and clinical productivity during radiology residency. Methods This study analyzed the results of 6 DRPTs and time period–matched clinical production points of radiology residents affiliated to a tertiary care academic medical center between 2013 and 2016. The Spearman correlation analysis was performed to determine the association between DRPT percentile scores and average daily clinical production points. Linear regression analyses were performed to determine the association of DRPT percentile scores with average daily clinical production points, adjusted for age and gender of the radiology resident, and postgraduate year. Results Eighty-four DRPTs with time period–matched clinical production points were included. These 84 DRPTs were made by 29 radiology residents (18 males and 11 females) with a median age of 31 years (range: 26–38 years). The Spearman correlation coefficient between DRPT percentile scores and average daily clinical production points was 0.550 (95% confidence interval: 0.381–0.694) (p < 0.001), indicating a significant moderate positive association. On multivariate analysis, average daily clinical production points (β coefficient of 0.035, p = 0.003), female gender of the radiology resident (β coefficient of 12.690, p = 0.001), and postgraduate year (β coefficient of 10.179, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with DRPT percentile scores. These three independent variables achieved an adjusted R2 of 0.527. Conclusion Clinical productivity is independently associated with medical knowledge relevant to radiology practice during radiology residency. These findings indicate that clinical productivity of a resident could be a potentially relevant metric in a radiology training program. Key Points • There is a significant moderate correlation between medical knowledge relevant to radiology practice and clinical productivity during radiology residency. • Medical knowledge relevant to radiology practice remains independently associated with clinical productivity during radiology residency after adjustment for postgraduate year and gender. • Clinical productivity of a resident may be regarded as a potentially relevant metric in a radiology training program.

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“…The generalized nature of the female advantage in school performance contradicts the existing stereotypes that girls excel exclusively in languages, while boys only excel in math and science (Tiedemann, 2000;Skaalvik and Skaalvik, 2004;Sáinz and Eccles, 2012). According to a recent study, girls' better use of extra time at the end to finish tests on account of their ability to sustain performance can explain gender differences in score performance (Balart and Oosterveen, 2019). Unfortunately, according to Voyer and Voyer (2014), women's better performance over that of their male counterparts throughout compulsory schooling in most countries has received little attention as a global phenomenon.…”

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Parent and Teacher Depictions of Gender Gaps in Secondary Student Appraisals of Their Academic Competences

2020

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The present study examines a group of secondary teachers' and parents' appraisals of gender gaps in secondary students' self-assessment of competence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM domains. Eight focus groups with 39 parents and 34 secondary teachers were conducted for this purpose. In light of the observed gender gaps in students' performance and selfperception of ability in the different subject areas, the participants were particularly surprised by girls' underestimation of their abilities in STEM subjects, compared with boys' tendency to overestimate their abilities in STEM. Most participants agreed on the need for measures to combat these inaccuracies and discussed possible causes. Some participants associated these gender disparities in students' self-assessment of ability with gender gaps in their choices of subject areas and occupations. The role played by school, teachers, families, and other socialization agents in reinforcing gender stereotypes about academic competence was also discussed in most of the focus groups. Interestingly, some teachers questioned why gender attainments obtained in schools do not serve as an example when it comes to neutralizing the sexism and gender inequality messages offered by the media and society. Likewise, technology teachers proposed changes in school practices to close gender gaps in certain areas (i.e., boys' appropriation of the playground, or the reproduction of gender roles in the classroom). Few parents acknowledged their unconscious reproduction of gender roles and stereotypes in raising their children.

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Females show more sustained performance during test-taking than males

Cited by 63 publications

References 49 publications

Differences in Neuropsychological Performance between Refugee and Non-Refugee Children in Palestine

Differences in Neuropsychological Performance between Refugee and Non-Refugee Children in Palestine

Medical knowledge and clinical productivity: independently correlated metrics during radiology residency

Parent and Teacher Depictions of Gender Gaps in Secondary Student Appraisals of Their Academic Competences

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