4. TEACHER ATTENTION

Question 1

Spender (1983)

Answer 1

Teachers spend more time interacting with boys than girls

Question 2

French and French (1993)

Answer 2

Found that similar amounts of time were spent on both genders, but boys get more overall due to misbehaviour

Question 3

Francis (2001)

Answer 3

Teachers had lower expectations of boys, thus disciplining them more harshly

Question 4

Swann (1998)

Answer 4

Boys dominate class discussions, girls prefer more groupwork, this finds favour with the teacher