Female achievement (internal)

Question 1

The curriculum and testing

Answer 1

Changes in way pupils assessed- favour f’s/disadv m’s

Question 2

Bleach

Answer 2

Changes made to curriculum- favours f’s more than m’s- e.g. 2014 reforms in eng- changes to national curriculum (new spec for gcses/a- levels)- favours girls- prefer long fiction- m’s prefer short non-fiction reading- hence f= more educationally successful

Question 3

Analysis for Bleach?

Answer 3

2014 reforms in English means increased studying of Eng lit (Shakespeare)
Exams moved from modular (exams end of each unit) to linear (end of course)

Question 4

Mitsos and Brown

Answer 4

Boys= lower expectations than girls- teachers expect m’s work: rushed, messy, handed late- f’s work: planned, neat, handed on time