Boys and Achievement

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1. Francis argued that..?

  • Most pupils thought that female teachers treated boys more harshly
  • Two-thirds of 7-8 year olds believed that teacher gender didn't matter
  • 64% of primary school students said they would rather be taught by a male teacher
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2. Mitos and Browne argued that..?

  • A decline in male employment oppertunities has lead to an identity crisis for men
  • An increase in traditional male job oppertunities has increased boys' self esteem and motivation
  • The workplace has become more feminised and there for boys' are experiencing a crisis of masculinity

3. What has a shortage of male primary teachers led to?

  • A lack of a strong postive male rolemodels both at school and at home
  • A feminised education system
  • Girls being favourited by other female teachers

4. How have boys' leisure pursuits influenced achievement?

  • Football and computer games have helped to aid boys' visual learning, increasing achievement
  • Activities such as football and playing computer games have done little to develop language skills
  • Reading and creative tasks are typical activities of boys, and have therefore developed language skills

5. Francis claimed that..?

  • Boys were more concerned than girls about being labelled by peers as swots because it was more of a threat to their masculinity
  • Boys are more worried about being labelled as 'yobs' than girls, and so focus attention on school-work
  • Boys are more likely to be labelled as swots, so naturally try to avoid this by horsing around in class

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Really good and helpful to find out what I didn't know and needed to revise :)

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