Summary
Consistent with all measures of child development,
the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
shows differences in development between boys
and girls on school entry. While males and females
are biologically different and develop at different
rates throughout early childhood, researchers are
interested in whether these differences continue into
later areas of life and whether there may be a need
to target interventions on the basis of gender.
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