gender differences in achievement (girls & internal factors) Flashcards
what are internal factors?
gcse and coursework, equal oppurtunities policy, role models, teacher attention and selection/league tables.
what do mitos and brown talk about?
girls do better than boys as they are more organised.
what does gorad talk about?
gender gap in achievement increased sharply when gcses were introduced in 1988.
what are GIST and WISE
programmes to encourage girls into science and technology
what comes to mind when you see “national curriculum”
girls and boys study the same subjects. made science compulsory for both genders.
what does it mean by role models?
as there are more female teachers it means that the learning enviroment is feminised and encourages girls to see school as a female gender domain.
who talks about teacher attention?
swann
french and french
what does swann talk about?
boys dominate class discussions whereas girls listen and cooperating. teachers respond to girls more positively.
what do french and french discuss?
teachers paid boys and girls the similar amount of attention. boys recieve more as they get disciplined
2 types of marketisation policies?
-selection
-league tables
-funding formula
what is the result of marketisation policies?
led to increased competition between schools. this makes schools want to recruit more able students. the girls are more sucessfull so they are seen as more able
