Table 6c

Estimated Gender Gap in Science Grades, Controlling for Test Scores and Noncognitive Skills – IV

 FirstThirdFifth
I. Whites
    Male0.188***
(0.030)		0.152***
(0.037)		0.218**
(0.075)
    Test Scoret0.221***
(0.023)		0.311***
(0.021)		0.334***
(0.068)
    ATL Scoret0.626***
(0.036)		0.500***
(0.036)		0.602***
(0.079)
    R20.3290.3510.335
    N5,9734,3292,011
II. Blacks
    Male0.048
(0.066)		−0.089
(0.104)		0.387
(0.286)
    Test scoret0.268***
(0.045)		0.434***
(0.070)		0.261*
(0.122)
    ATL scoret0.542***
(0.075)		0.363**
(0.111)		0.785**
(0.258)
    R20.4110.3310.215
    N1,092574263
III. Hispanics
    Male0.166**
(0.063)		0.124
(0.089)		0.098
(0.165)
    Test scoret0.300***
(0.036)		0.292***
(0.053)		0.236**
(0.072)
    ATL scoret0.411***
(0.075)		0.436***
(0.100)		0.664***
(0.196)
    R20.3710.4110.118
N1,321878456

  • Notes: Test scores and grades are normalized to have mean=0 and variance=1. All regressions control for family, teacher, and school characteristics. Standard errors are in parentheses; ***, **, and * indicate statistical significance at 0.1, 1, and 5 percent levels.