Gender Differences in Acheivment: Internal

Question 1

lablleing and teacher expectations

Answer 1

• teachers expect less from boys so don’t push them as much
• 4 out of 5 permanent exclusions are boys
• teachers respond positively to girls
• self fulfilling prophecy

Question 2

equal opportunities policies

Answer 2

GIST - girls into science and technology
WISE - women into science and engineering
look to rebalance science subjects away from being male dominated
- teachers are more sensitive to the need to avoid gender stereotyping

Question 3

coursework

Answer 3

MITOS AND BROWNE - girls are more successful because they work harder and are more organised

Question 4

laddish behaviour SUBCULTURES

Answer 4

PAUL WILLIS
- anti school subculture formed by w/c boys
- fatalistic attitude towards failure
- gain peer approval to cope with status frustration
- face harassment, bullying etc if they work hard

Question 5

laddish behaviour UNREALISTIC ATTITUDES

Answer 5

FRANCIS
- girls more likely to choose careers with higher education requirements
- are more motivated, less realistic and self doubting

• boys more likely to blame teachers than themselves or bad luck rather than effort
• over confidence leads to complacency

Question 6

feminisation of education

Answer 6

• inc feminine environment meaning girls have more role models and can raise aspirations

SEWELL
- boys fall behind because of this
- triple quandary theory

Question 7

lack of male primary school teachers

Answer 7

• in 2022 make teachers aged 22 or under make up only 4% of teachers in the UK

Question 8

A03 for male primary school teachers

Answer 8

MYHILL AND JONES
- question benefit for boys having a male teacher as they found most 13-15 year old boys felt
- they were punished more by male teachers
- they resented them instead of looking up to them