NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
The Link between Gender Gaps in School Enrollment and School Achievement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Steinmann, Isa; Rutkowski, Leslie – Comparative Education Review, 2023
Gender gaps in school enrollment and achievement are usually investigated as separate facets of gender inequality in education. This study suggests that they might be linked by design. If boys and girls differ in their school enrollment rates, the student population will be gender biased. Since out-of-school adolescents tend to be less advantaged…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Gender Bias, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
Exploring the Gender Gap in Mathematics and Science from the Score Distribution of PISA: Lessons Learned from Gifted Education Teachers' Perspective
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hsiao-Ping Yu; Enyi Jen – Gifted and Talented International, 2023
This paper addresses how there are still issues with students' performance due to the gender gap in the STEM area. The researchers first analyzed 2012 and 2018 PISA data in Taiwan. They found that the gender difference is polarized. There are more boys than girls at the high score level, this phenomenon is global. Then the researchers used this…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, International Assessment