Gender Differences in Achievement (Internal)
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- Created on: 22-05-17 19:22
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- Gender Differences in Achievement (Internal)
- Internal
- Factors with in school and the education system such as the effect of schools equal opportunitiespolicies
- Equal opportunities policies
- Policymakers are now aware of gender issues and teachers avoid stereotyping
- Policies such as Gist and Wise encourage girls to purse careers in non-traditional places
- GIST = Girls into Science and Technology
- WISE= Women into Science and Engineering
- Induction of the National Curriculum in 1988 removed source of gender inequality by making girls and boys study the same subject
- Schools became more meritocratic raising girls achievements
- Positive Role Models in School
- The increase in female teachers acts as a role model for girls showing them what they can achieve and aim for
- Teacher attention and classroom interaction
- Boys receive more attention as they attracted more disapproval and have to be disciplined
- Teachers respond positively to girls which promote girls self-esteems and raise achievement
- Boys dominate whole class discussions, where as girls prefer paired work
- Boys receive more attention as they attracted more disapproval and have to be disciplined
- Challenging stereotypes in the curriculum
- Removal of stereotypes from textbooks, reading schemes have removed a barrier of girls achievement
- Sexist images that have been removed have helped raise girls achievements with positive image of what girls can do
- Selection and league tables
- Introduction of exam league tables have improved opportunities for girls
- Girls are more likely to be recruited by good schools and will do well
- Boys are less likely to suffer from behavioural problems meaning they are less attracted to school
- They are then seen as a liability
- Introduction of exam league tables have improved opportunities for girls
- GCSE and Coursework
- The changes in the way pupils ate asses have favoured girls and disadvantaged boys
- They gender gap was fairly consistent until exams were introduced when it sharply increased
- Browne found girls are more successful in coursework because they are better organised than boys
- They spend more time and care and meet deadlines
- Characteristic and skills developed from socialisation became and advantage to girls
- The changes in the way pupils ate asses have favoured girls and disadvantaged boys
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