Employers use basic tests to screen new applicants and assess current employees who are seeking promotion. Tests measure cognitive ability, physical dexterity, personality and other traits and ...

There may be a surprisingly simple way to close the long-standing gender gap on standardized math tests: Add a line at the beginning of the exam stating that men and women do equally well on the test.

High school boys have consistently outperformed their female counterparts on the Math SAT test for the last 50 years going back to the 1960s as the top chart above shows. Further, for perfect scores ...

There is a widespread, not always tacit assumption that a biological gender divide in aptitude for mathematics may underpin why women don’t prosper as well as their male counterparts in science, ...

During family dinner, we have a tradition. Everyone has to summarize their day by describing three good events and, if necessary, one bad event. When my turn arrived at a recent dinner, I turned to my ...

A group of US researchers have come up with strong evidence that suggest humans may be innately wired, from infancy, to recognize and work with numbers. Numbers might not be as abstract a concept as ...