Assignment 17: Graphic Organizer #2

Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer

Name: Morgann Koepke

Source Bibliography (MLA or APA)

10 pts

Mau, Wei-Cheng and Richard Lynn. "Gender

Differences in Homework and Test Scores in

Mathematics, Reading and Science at Tenth and

Twelfth Grade." Psychology, Evolution &

Gender, vol. 2, no. 2, Aug. 2011, pp. 119-125.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/14616660050200904.

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Annotation:

(Describe ALL info. that

might be important for

your paper. Explain to the

reader and/or summarize

what might be found in

this source)

35 pts

The gender differences in homework and test scores in math were studied in this correlational study of tenth and twelfth graders. The data used was obtained from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS) and was then computed to get means and standard deviations of test scores and amount of homework done. It was found that tenth grade boys score higher on mathematics assessments whereas girls possessed higher cumulative grades than the boys. This could be for a variety of reasons such as the tendency for girls to be more consistently hard working versus their male counterparts.

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Potential Quotes:

(Are there any significant

quotes you can use or

paraphrase from this

source?)

15 pts

“It has been widely found that females tend to perform better in coursework and examinations than would be predicted from their scores on tests of aptitude, intelligence, or knowledge,” (pg 1-2).

“Among high school students, males tend to perform better on tests in mathematics but females tend to do better on grades,” (pg 2).

“The first is that females have a stronger work ethic than males which motivates them to expend greater effort on coursework and preparation for examinations,” (pg 2 ).

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Assessment:

(Analyze and explain why

this source is credible)

15 pts

This source is credible because it is a doctoral dissertation written by Wei-Cheng Mau and Richard Lynn from Wichita State University and the University of Ulster, Coleraine, Ireland respectively. Since they obtained all raw data from a government agency and they simply computed statistics from the given data, their conclusions are credible and reliable.

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Reflection:

(How will you potentially

use it?)

25 pts

I will use this article to help me in the process of helping of collecting my data and then finding the statistical significance of it as well. By comparing my results to the ones found in this article to come to a comparable conclusion.