Boys perform better than girls when solving mathematical problems.

Comparing math performance in boys and girls

Boys have always been believed to be better than girls in their ability to solve mathematical problems - this could be due to the fact that there are more men than women in professions that require mathematical analytical skills, such as engineers, physicists and mathematicians.

The fact that boys perform better than girls in situations that require mathematical analytical reasoning has been proven statistically. However, it is still debatable whether a male’s ability to perform better at math,  is due to nature or nurture.  When the statistical results were narrowed down to countries with predominant cultures that had no particular gender preferences, it was discovered that the gap in the performance of boys and girls in mathematics examinations narrowed.

The experimental data and analyzed results do not support the hypothesis that boys perform better than girls when solving mathematical problems.

Why are girls perceived to be weaker at math in some countries? It is believed to be a result of gender inequality that still exists in some countries, where girls are not given the same opportunity as boys  to attend school. However, in first world countries such as the USA and other European countries, where both genders are given equal schooling opportunities, female students have been observed to be as good as male students at math. As such, the gender gap in mathematical abilities is probably a result of nurture instead of nature.
 

This science fair project may be repeated on students of different age groups.

Try to repeat the experiment by comparing the math "gender gap" among students from schools in the city vs schools located in rural areas/the country.