Jan 6, 2023 12:58 AM
Education has a global bias against boys.
https://bigthink.com/thinking/boys-grade...in-school/
KEY POINTS: Boys are under-performing girls across all ages, education levels, and in most countries — and the divide is worsening. A recently published study of 39,000 Italian tenth graders found that for male and female students who have identical subject-specific competence, teachers give higher grades to girls. A simple solution to grading-related bias is for students to write their names at the very end of any test or assignment, so the grader only knows their identity after scoring the work... (MORE - missing details)
https://bigthink.com/thinking/boys-grade...in-school/
KEY POINTS: Boys are under-performing girls across all ages, education levels, and in most countries — and the divide is worsening. A recently published study of 39,000 Italian tenth graders found that for male and female students who have identical subject-specific competence, teachers give higher grades to girls. A simple solution to grading-related bias is for students to write their names at the very end of any test or assignment, so the grader only knows their identity after scoring the work... (MORE - missing details)
