Early gap in cognitive flexibility between boys and girls slightly widens before closing by the end of elementary school

Percent of students with passing score for cognitive flexibility (attention shifting) from fall kindergarten to spring second grade and fifth grade, by gender

Data collected SY 10-11 through SY 15-16. Differences in fifth grade not statistically significant. Assessed with Dimensional Change Card Sort Test (DCCS) task (paper-based in Grades K-1; computer-based in Grades 2-5). Weighted by the ECLS-K:2011 cross-section full-sample parent weights: W1_2P0, W6CS6P_20, and W9C9P_20.
Chart: Munro RichardsonSource: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011)Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper