Gender Abd Achievemnt Flashcards

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Cohen

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Girls have educationally outperformed boys in the early years of schooling since mass education was introduced

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Before 1977

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No British university accepted female students

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3
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Tripartite system

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Form of secondary education introduced by the 1944 education act
- involved taking the 11+ test to see whether they were admitted into grammar school

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What did girls have to do with the 11+

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Achieve higher marks than boys in order to be accepted

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5
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English girls and boys achieving level 4

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Girls :86%

Boys: 77%

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Haralambos and Holborn

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Performance of boys in education is steadily improving

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