Gender differences in mathematical learning: a meta-analytic study

Some children struggle with mathematics, while others understand it easily. Since the international PISA and TIMSS reports suggested that males and females could perform differently in math, researchers have recently focused on math gender differences. This study aimed at investigating more precisely the possible mathematical gap between boys and girls in primary school. To archive this, a bibliography research was conducted, followed by a screening process. The inclusion criteria involved publications which constrained a sample of both boys and girls and at least one mathematical assessment. Successively, a meta-analytic approach has been used to conduct the investigation.