Remember when Barbie whined that “math… (IME 2008)

Língua InglesaCoesão referencial e lexicalIME 2008

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Remember when Barbie whined that “math is hard.” Maybe you got annoyed at hearing a popular female doll say that to little girls. Or maybe you also had a nagging suspicion that, in fact, boys are better at math. Well, the latest research is in, and the answer is a resounding no: an analysis of performance on math tests finds that girls match boys. The finding appears in the July 25 issue of the journal Science. Which of the new information below could be coherently added to the passage?

AAnd no gender difference can be found among top performers either.BSo, once more it’s proven that male chromosomes are more efficient.CTherefore, the gender struggle is over: women have shown better performances than men.DBut playing Barbie is a way of learning Math.EPlaying with the doll is a good stimulus to female X chromosome.

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