Differential Educational Achievement: Gender (Internal Fac

Question 1

Gorard

Answer 1

achievement gap was fairly
constant between 1979 and 1989, however
once coursework was introduced girls began
to out perform boys and the gap widened.

Question 2

Peter and Jane French

Answer 2

analysed classroom
interactions and noted that teachers interact
with girls and boys differently. Boys get more
attention in the classroom but it is negative
attention. Boys also tend to dominate in
whole class discussion where as girls tend to
be more democratic

Question 3

Slee

Answer 3

boys are more likely to have
behavioural issues and four times more likely
to be excluded which reflects badly on a
school in the competitive nature of
education today

Question 4

Jackson

Answer 4

desire for high achieving
girls to a self fulfilling prophecy. League
tables have created greater opportunities for
girls and they fact they are more desired by
schools means that girls take on a self fulfilling
prophecy and master status of higher
achievement.

Question 5

Weiner

Answer 5

since the 1980’s there has
been significant change with teachers and
textbooks challenging the traditional
stereotypes which has led to greater
achievement in girls

Question 6

Mitsos and Browne

Answer 6

girls are more successful in coursework because they are more conscientious and better organised

Question 7

Boaler

Answer 7

policies are the
key reason for the changes in girls
achievement as they removed many of the
barriers