gender and education

1. According to Mitsos and Browne boys are underachieving because the ................ abilities (10)
4. according to statistics, which gender of students achieve higher GCSE grades, and are more likely to into further education (5)
5. According to Francis, who does the ideal pupil stereotype fit better (5)
7. who argued that there were still differences in subject choice, due to reasons such as subjects having different images, and widespread traditional definitions of masculinity and femininity (6)
9. According to jackson, how was academic work perceived by boys (6)
10. who argued girls have improved in education due to their maturity levels and orgaisation (6, 3, 6)

2. who found that in 1970s, girls main priorities were love, marriage, husbands and children, compared to 1990s when they were job, career, and being able to support themselves (6)
3. who argued that girls are socialised to be passive and obedient, making them invisible to teachers (7)
6. who argued that there was a bias against girls because teachers were less likely to remember their names and were not expected to go into high status jobs (9)
8. Sewell argued boys are being failed by schools, because lessons are becoming to .............. (9)

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