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Forget Gender: Whether a teacher is male or female doesn't matter. (2005)
Journal Article
Carrington, B., Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2005). Forget Gender: Whether a teacher is male or female doesn't matter. Teacher (Camberwell, Vic.), December, 32-34

Like is good for like, right? Boys need male teachers. Girls need female teachers. But is this really the case? Bruce Carrington, Peter Tymms and Christine Merrell checked out the gender role-model hypothesis by looking at the interaction effects bet... Read More about Forget Gender: Whether a teacher is male or female doesn't matter..

Rasch Analysis of Inattentive, Hyperactive and Impulsive Behaviour in Young Children and the Link with Academic Achievement (2005)
Journal Article
Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2005). Rasch Analysis of Inattentive, Hyperactive and Impulsive Behaviour in Young Children and the Link with Academic Achievement. Journal of applied measurement, 6(1), 1-18

Individuals traditionally have been diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by using a combination of rating scales of criteria that describe symptoms of the disorder and case histories. Cut-off points are suggested in the... Read More about Rasch Analysis of Inattentive, Hyperactive and Impulsive Behaviour in Young Children and the Link with Academic Achievement.