From grades 1 through 12, boys report progressively steeper drops in appraisals of their own academic abilities and in the value they place on basic school subjects than girls do, according to a long-term study.
This trend may contribute to a growing tendency for high school boys to drop out of school, say Janis E. Jacobs of Pennsylvania State University in State College and her coworkers.
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