The impact of penalties for wrong answers on the gender gap in test scores
2020 ◽
Vol 117
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pp. 8794-8803
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Multiple-choice examinations play a critical role in university admissions across the world. A key question is whether imposing penalties for wrong answers on these examinations deters guessing from women more than men, disadvantaging female test-takers. We consider data from a large-scale, high-stakes policy change that removed penalties for wrong answers on the national college entry examination in Chile. The policy change reduced a large gender gap in questions skipped. It also narrowed gender gaps in performance, primarily among high-performing test-takers, and in the fields of math, social science, and chemistry.
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2021 ◽
Vol 118
(39)
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pp. e2102945118
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2021 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 193-196
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