 | A higher percentage of American boys than girls got the correct answer
on 57 of 68 test questions.
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| In 9 out of those 11 questions where a higher percentage of girls
answered correctly, the international average percent correct was much higher than the US
average percent correct--American boys were even lower than the international average than
American girls were.
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| In 2 of those 11 questions, a higher percentage of American boys than
the international average got the correct answer.
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| In two of those 11 questions, a higher percentage of girls than boys
internationally got the correct answers.
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| In 18 questions less than 20 % of American girls got the correct answer.
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| In 8 questions less than 10 % of American girls got the correct answer.
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| In 3 questions less than 2 % of American girls got the correct answer.
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| In 1 question less than 1 % of American girls got the correct answer.
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| Question |
Percent of US Girls Answering Correctly |
International Average Percent Boys Answering
Correctly |
Page Number |
| Equation for a circle |
5.7% |
22.7% |
67 |
| Real Values of Quadratic Equation |
6.4% |
26.2% |
66 |
| Function Where Not Differentiable |
8.4% |
11.0% |
26 |
| Triangle ABC/Rotation |
7.4% |
30.0% |
28 |
| Steps for Mathematical Induction |
1.4% |
20.2% |
30 |
| Angle Inscribed by Figures Inside a Semicircle |
8.5% |
21.8% |
41 |
| Length of String Around Rod |
1.0% |
13.7% |
45 |
| Complex Number Solution of Equation |
0.8% |
20.6% |
46 |
| Isosceles Triangle |
11.4% |
34.8% |
49 |
| Probability of An Alarm Operating |
14.9% |
31.9% |
59 |
| Angle Between Two Vectors |
11.2% |
35.1% |
62 |
