Why do girls get lower SAT scores on average than boys?

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<p>I think this issue is overplayed.</p>

<p>There’s little discrepancy between male-female scores at the high end of the spectrum. 2200+/99th percentile. </p>

<p>You can see the gender breakdown here - </p>

<p><a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-Composite-CR-M-W-2013.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-Composite-CR-M-W-2013.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>On average, girls score slightly higher in writing, boys slightly higher in math. The SAT is really too basic and general of a test to bring up any significant gender differences. </p>

<p>As former teacher who’s taught ages 12-60, I can tell you that guys and girls (also kids vs. adults) definitely take different approaches to learning. But I don’t think you’ll find anything particularly interesting or scandalous as far as the SAT goes.</p>