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Over the years, the scores obtained by girls on the Dutch national foreign language examinations, administered at the end of secondary school, have been slightly but consistently lower than those of boys. This dissertation addresses the issue of the possible causes of these differences. Firstly, the observed differences in foreign languages are considered in the wider context of sex differences in academic achievement in general. Moreover, the causes for such differences mentioned in the research literature are reviewed. Subsequently, a number of studies are reported on which were conducted to test the hypothesis that the content of reading comprehension tests result in differences in achievement between male and female students. ... Zie: Summary.