Gender Educational Attainment Inside Factors: Boys and Girls treated differently

Question 1

Who created the concept of the ‘Ideal Pupil’?

Answer 1

Neat presentation, doing work on time, getting good grades.

Question 2

Which gender is more likely to be able to become the ideal pupil and why?

Answer 2

Girls, because they may care more about their presentation

Question 3

How much more likely are boys than girls to get permanent exclusions and this according to which set of data?

Answer 3

DfE data shows boys are 3 times more likely to get permanent exclusions.

Question 4

What did Mitsos and Brown find?

Answer 4

Girls spend more time on their work and are better at meeting deadlines than boys.

Question 5

What do Mitsos and Brown argue about teachers with boys? What does this mean?

Answer 5

Teachers are less strict with boys, meaning they are more likely to be deviant, joining anti-school groups

Question 6

Who argues boys overestimate their ability meaning they do not study as much?

Answer 6

Mitsos and Brown