Table 1. Ability and Values Profiles of Mathematically Gifted Students Attending a Summer Academic Program, 1988–1991.

Year and gender	SAT												Bennett Mechanical Compre- hension		Study of Values

		SAT-M		SAT-V		Advanced Raven's			Mental Rotation							Theoretical		Social		Economic		Aesthetic		Political		Religious

	N	X̄	SD	X̄	SD	N	X̄	SD	N	X̄	SD	N	X̄	SD	N	X̄	SD	X̄	SD	X̄	SD	X̄	SD	X̄	SD	X̄	SD
1991
^• Males	68	532	101	426	78	68	25.1	3.9	68	29.9	8.1				68	47.7	7.0	37.1	7.3	41.6	7.2	36.4	8.2	42.9	6.6	34.2	10.4
^• Females	51	480	87	418	87	51	25.8	4.3	51	25.1	10.2				51	42.9	6.8	43.2	8.1	37.8	6.9	42.6	7.1	39.0	7.2	35.4	10.2
^▪ Males	107	579	101	413	81	92	25.2	4.2	95	30.0	8.3				77	47.6	6.9	37.1	7.0	41.8	6.9	36.5	8.3	43.1	6.8	33.8	10.1
^▪ Females	67	472	85	418	80	58	25.9	4.2	63	24.1	10.0				57	41.7	7.0	43.8	8.3	37.5	7.0	42.8	7.5	38.7	7.0	35.6	10.3
1990
^• Males	69	537	100	415	79	69	24.5	6.3	69	29.2	9.1				69	46.6	8.8	38.4	7.8	40.4	8.2	38.4	8.4	42.5	6.9	33.4	11.4
^• Females	48	487	74	422	76	48	25.3	4.4	48	22.5	9.7				48	40.3	8.0	44.0	8.0	35.8	7.1	42.1	6.4	40.1	6.7	37.5	8.1
^▪ Males	87	545	96	415	79	82	24.6	6.8	80	29.8	8.8				73	46.6	8.7	38.3	7.6	40.4	8.1	37.8	8.7	42.7	6.8	33.9	11.3
^▪ Females	61	487	71	419	80	57	25.1	4.1	56	21.6	9.4				51	40.7	8.0	43.6	8.1	35.3	7.2	42.8	7.1	40.1	6.6	37.1	8.4
1989
^• Males	20	585	86	441	98	20	27.3	4.4	20	24.9	9.9	20	40.2	9.4	20	49.3	7.4	35.4	5.9	40.3	9.4	37.3	8.0	45.0	7.8	30.8	11.1
^• Females	11	505	80	449	96	11	24.7	5.1	11	17.8	4.1	11	35.6	8.0	11	39.0	9.1	42.3	9.1	41.1	9.6	40.6	5.2	40.4	9.3	36.6	12.5
^▪ Males	43	593	95	446	78	21	27.0	4.4	40	23.8	9.7	42	42.2	10.0	43	50.0	6.8	34.8	7.5	42.2	8.2	37.0	7.7	44.1	8.2	30.9	10.7
^▪ Females	34	514	82	455	79	11	24.7	5.1	34	21.8	7.9	32	35.2	9.4	34	41.8	7.4	41.2	8.3	39.6	7.7	43.9	8.2	39.2	7.2	34.3	10.9
1988
^• Males	57	562	81	435	59	57	26.6	3.8							57	48.0	8.5	34.4	7.8	44.9	7.6	35.3	8.1	45.2	8.2	32.4	12.8
^• Females	32	491	65	424	80	32	25.1	5.3							32	42.3	7.5	40.7	8.0	38.2	7.5	43.6	8.4	40.1	6.2	34.9	10.3
^▪ Males	72	571	85	440	62	66	26.8	3.7				8	39.3	6.5	61	48.3	8.5	34.5	7.6	44.7	7.4	35.0	8.0	44.8	8.3	32.9	12.7
^▪ Females	39	500	64	425	76	36	25.3	5.3				9	29.0	7.2	33	42.5	7.4	40.9	8.0	38.0	7.5	43.4	8.4	40.0	6.2	35.2	10.2

Note.

^•

Students who took all the tests;

^▪

Students who took at least one test.

X̄=mean; SD ‒ standard deviation.

Tests: College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (mathematics = SAT-M, verbal = SAT-V); Raven's Progressive Matrices (Advanced); Vandenberg Test of Mental Rotations; Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test (Form AA); Allport, Vernon, and Lindzey Study of Values. A blank means that a test was not given to the indicated group.