gender and achievement - internal

Question 1

name the 2 policies of EQUAL opportunities

Answer 1

gist - girls in science and tech
wise - women in science and engineering

Question 2

what does boaler suggest in terms of equal opportunities

Answer 2

sees impact as a reason for girls high achievement , education is more meritocratic

Question 3

provide evidence of positive role models

Answer 3

increase in number of teachers and heads
inspire girls in education

Question 4

what did Gerard suggest about gcses and courswork

Answer 4

gender gap achievement was constant from 1975 - 89, increased sharply after when coursework introduced

Question 5

what did mitsos and Browne suggest about gcses

Answer 5

girls succeed as they are more conscientious and organise - gender role socialisation

Question 6

what did Jane and French suggest about teacher attention

Answer 6

boys attract more concern and therefore attention due to misbehaving

Question 7

Francis

Answer 7

• boys felt picked on

Question 8

Swann

Answer 8

boys dominate class discussions, girls are better in pairs

Question 9

what did Jackson suggest about league tables

Answer 9

girls are more attractive to schools as they can provide high grades and improve leage tables

Question 10

what did slee suggest

Answer 10

that boys are liability students - they do not perform well so cannot improve league tables