It is often stated that statistically females score lower on standardized tests such as the SATs and ACTs. ... At the forefront of the issue are the SATs which are often thought of as the most influential test the average student will ever take. ... On the 1998 SAT boys were 35 points ahead of girls in math and 7 points ahead in English (Sommers 32). ... "Tests are not problems; they can supply us with information to help solve problems in our schools. ... It is true that females have a lower score average on the SATs than males yet the reason is that more "at risk" females attempt the test...

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