Analysis of scores differences in the ENLACE test between boys and girls in the Mexican school system

This paper analyzes the gender gap in standardized test scores in Mexico. The data used comes from the ENLACE test for primary, junior high and high school. In primary and junior high school, girls perform better than boys in both spanish and math across the test score distribution, but in the top p...

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Autores: Campos Vázquez, Raymundo M., Santillán Hernández, Alma S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/13
Acceso en línea:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/13
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:gender gap
education
standardized test scores
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ENLACE
género
educación
pruebas de conocimiento
México
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the gender gap in standardized test scores in Mexico. The data used comes from the ENLACE test for primary, junior high and high school. In primary and junior high school, girls perform better than boys in both spanish and math across the test score distribution, but in the top part of the math score distribution. In high school, across the test score distribution, girls perform better than boys in spanish and the opposite occurs in math.