Education and Gender 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? SociologyEducationASAQA Created by: EmmaCreated on: 18-03-13 20:30 Reasons girls are over achieving: Sharpe Girls priorities have changed since the 70s and they are now more career driven 1 of 10 Reasons girls are over achieving: Myhill The increasing amount of coursework in the 90s has been thought to benefit females 2 of 10 Reasons girls are over achieving: Burns and Bracey Girls are often socialised more than males to spend time doing work outside of school 3 of 10 Reasons boys are under achieving: Rowell Parents often have far lower expectations for their sons than for their daughters 4 of 10 Reasons boys are under achieving: Mac and Ghaill Boys are going through a crisis of masculinity where they are unsure on how to behave or what it means to be a male 5 of 10 Reasons boys are under achieving: Labelling Boys may be labelled as troublemakers ---> Pygmalion effect 6 of 10 Reasons girls are underachieving: Glass ceiling Many females can see the top positions in society but feel they cannot reach them, this may effect education too 7 of 10 Reasons girls are underachieving: Confidence Girls lack confidence in themselves whereas boys are over-confident 8 of 10 Reasons boys are over-achieving: Innate ability In the past it has been thought that males have a bigger brain capacity 9 of 10 Reasons boys are over-achieving: exams Exams benefit males 10 of 10
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