Ms.Youmans has a class of 24 sixth graders-12 girls and 12 boys.Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following is Ms.Youmans justified in concluding about her students?
A)Her highest reading group will have almost all girls, and her lowest reading group will have mostly boys.
B)All of the boys should do better than all of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability in other words, there is no overlap between the two groups).
C)About 80% of the boys should do better than 80% of the girls on a test of visual- spatial ability.
D)Ms.Youmans probably won't notice differences in the average abilities of boys and girls.

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While there are certain trends in gender differences in verbal and visual-spatial abilities, it is important to remember that not all individuals fit into these trends. Therefore, Ms. Youmans should not make assumptions about the abilities of her students based solely on their gender. Instead, she should evaluate each student based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, the gender differences in abilities are not extreme enough to result in drastic differences in test scores, so Ms. Youmans probably won't notice large average differences between boys and girls in her class.

MsYoumans Has a Class of 24 Sixth Graders-12 Girls and 12