Gender And Educational Achievement Short Mark Questions Flashcards
2 marks
What is meant by laddishness
A sub culture within education that working class boys follow to gain a reputation
2 marks
What is meant by peer-group status
Being seen as ‘big’ or ‘important’ in the eyes of friends and other people around
2 marks
What is meant by anti-school subcultures
Groups of pupils who rebel against school rules
2 marks
What is meant by feminisation of education
When education became feminised so that boys don’t achieve as well as they should due to the education system not rewarding masculine behaviour
2 marks
What is meant by coping strategies
Ways of getting by in an unpleasant situation
2 marks
What is meant by crisis of masculinity
Decline in traditional male jobs like mining and therefore, having problems of what jobs to get
6 marks
Suggest 3 ways in which the curriculum may be seen to favour girls
Coursework is based on organisation
GIST
WISE
Primary school focuses on neatness and tidiness which girls are better at
6 marks
Suggest 3 reasons why girls achieve higher grades than boys
Higher aspirations
Organisation of education - coursework
Spend more time on homework
More social control in girls focusing on education
6 marks
Suggest 3 changes in policies which may have led to improvements in girls performance
Course work being introduced
GIST
WISE
Equal Pay/opportunities
6 marks
Suggest 3 factors in schools which may contribute to the underachievement of boys in schools
Crisis of masculinity Shortage of male primary school teachers Laddish subcultures Low expectations for boys Literacy and language skills
12 marks
Outline some of the factors outside school that have contributed towards an improvement in girls achievement in schools
Socialisation of girls - talk more with friends
Feminisation of the economy - higher expectations
Gender quake
Equal pay act
12 marks
Outline some of the reasons for gender differences in subject choice
Teacher influence
The way subjects are packaged
Gender of teachers in the subject
Socialisation
12 marks
Outline some of the reasons why factors inside school may be responsible for the underachievement of boys
Laddish subcultures
Shortage of male primary school teachers
Socialisation - less social control on boys education
They are more likely to be underdeveloped in literacy
12 marks
Outline some of the ways socialisation accounts for differences in achievement between boys and girls
Girls socialise more
More social control on girls
Girls are more encouraged to read at home more frequently
