Research shows girls\u27 and boys\u27 mathematics self-concept and achievement are comparable in elementary school; however as adolescence emerges, girls\u27 scores fall below boys\u27 (AAUW, 1992; Marsh, Parker & Barnes, 1985). In general self-concept in mathematics has been found to be highly correlated with mathematics achievement (Marsh et al., 1986, Shavelson & Bolus, 1982; Skaalvik & Rankin, 1990)
