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The gender gap in scores on the mathematics section of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT‐M) is currently approximately 30 points for academically gifted middle school students who take the SAT as part of Talent Search participation. This paper explores possible reasons for the gap, including test bias, variability in scores, the timed nature of the test, and environmental factors. When the SAT‐M is used as the sole criterion for admission, gender differences in scores mean that disparate numbers of boys and girls are identified for high‐level mathematics and science programs. Solutions to the problem are proposed, taking the perspective that the goal of the special programs is to identify and serve students who are likely to benefit from and be successful in such programs.

Identifies specific deficits that secondary students with learning disabilities or mathematics deficiencies may have and outlines a Cognitive Assault Strategy for teaching upper level mathematics such as algebra or calculus to these students

In so doing, the author seems strongest, and most successful in his treatment of space and how the would-be speaker handles it, of masks and why we wear them, and of the relationship of words (or lack of them) and actions of the body (or how they many times contradict what we say).Perhaps there is nothing actually new here, but already the book has proved its value for numerous speech students who want all the help they can get in making the best total use of themselves in the communicative act. It is highly recommended, therefore, to all others so like-minded. Education, by GeneA. Getz. Chicago: Moody Press, 1972. 236 pp., $5.95. What can one say about another handbook regarding audio-visual materials and suggested ways of using them in churches, seminaries, and other evangelical denominational agencies? A good deal, if the book is a thoughtfully revised, comprehensive, and updated version of an earlier, much used pioneer in the field. Emphasizing Biblical foundations for all teaching, giving at least a nod to the problems that generally wreck an effort to emphasize the eye-gate and the ear-gate in learning, Mr. Getz has greatly enhanced his Audio-Visuals in the Church of 1952. Nevertheless, he does tend toward a negative approach (attitude) in his basic presentations. And his effort to present all things for all occasions to all people makes for some superficiality (see his chapter on Motion Pictures).But inclusion of the Holy Spirit as the motivator and the guide of both the user and the aid is helpful-and encouraging. Therefore, use the book for a beginner, but look to other sources for the in-depth character that audio-visuals and their usage must achieve if they are to receive the serious attention that they merit on all levels of education. The eye and the ear, the what and the how, yes; but the why is needed also, along with much, much more of the what and the who, together with the when and the where (and what is wrong with "en tertainment," since to catch and to hold the attention of the viewer -hearerstudent is an essential step and a recurring challenge in all learning?). Charles A. McGlonGaming The Fine Art of Creating Simulation / Learning Games for Religious Education, by Dennis Benson. Nashville: Abingdon, 1971. 64 pp. $5.95.In this electronic age, man's capacity to communicate his history and content is seriously challenged and he must make a stand in order to give his faith flesh. Though difficult for many persons to understand, playing is one of the im portant ways to seek the meaning of the faith. The simulation / learning game is one particular form of play in which the participation and expectation of par ticipants is quite different from the customary linear theological study so often experienced in religious teachinglearning situations.In this book, Benson adds a new dimension to the fairly well known boxed simulation game. He suggests you create your own game for your particular situation.Eleven games are described in varying degrees of detail. These are all games developed by groups of p...