Recent research on gender and educational performance (OFSTED reviews of research)

Arnot, Madeleine

ISBN 10: 0113501021 / ISBN 13: 9780113501021

Published by Stationery Office Books, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recent research on gender and educational performance (OFSTED reviews of research)
• Publisher: Stationery Office Books
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0113501021
• ISBN 13: 9780113501021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 440 grams

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Synopsis

Over the last 20 years the gender issues that have shaped thinking and practice in schools have changed dramatically. Today, differences in boys' and girls' performance patterns are a matter of national concern. The first part of this review provides a statistical summary of the evidence on the gender gap, highlighting how it has changed in relation to patterns of subject choice and academic performance. It shows the similarities as well as the differences in male and female achievement. Research on the curriculum and various forms of assessment offer partial explanations for differences in performance of boys and girls. The ways in which pupils are grouped and their work is assessed, the teaching styles they experience, and the way teachers reward and discipline them can all affect the size and nature of the gender gap. The review also indicates that cultural influences and economic and social changes in society can have a considerable effect on how male and female pupils respond to schooling, and their relationship with teachers and peers. different sub-groups of boys and girls are affected in different ways - often reflecting the influence of class and ethnicity. the final section of the report reviews strategies that schools have used in the past and strategies they are currently developing to improve the performance of boys and girls. The overwhelming message from research is that there are no simple explanations for gender differences in performance; in any one context several factors are likely to have an influence.