Junge sind besser, wenn man ihnen Aufgaben als Spiel verkauft, Mädchen sind besser, wenn es sich um eine Benotung handelt
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The research, in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, showed that boys outscored girls on reading tests if they were told the tests were a game. But boys scored significantly lower than girls when told the tests were assessments of their reading skills.
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In classes given reading evaluations, boys made an average of 33.3 correct answers compared with 43.3 by the girls. But when the tests were framed as animal games, boys’ average scores were significantly higher: 44.7 compared with 38.3 for the girls.
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Quelle.