News tagged with male students

High-energy lifestyles led to evolution of the sexes

Scientists are a step closer to explaining one of the most enduring mysteries of modern biology; why are there males and females?

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Gender bias found in student ratings of high school science teachers

A study of 18,000 biology, chemistry and physics students has uncovered notable gender bias in student ratings of high school science teachers.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Big racial gap in suspensions of middle school students, study shows

A new study by education researchers Daniel J. Losen (Civil Rights Project at UCLA) and Russell Skiba (Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University) says Middle schools across the country are suspending ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Math teachers demonstrate a bias toward white male students

While theories about race, gender, and math ability among high school students have long been debated, a recent study found that math teachers are in fact, unjustifiably biased toward their white male students. This study ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

When it comes to drinking, college men not looking for a 'girl gone wild'

College women may be drinking to excess to impress their male counterparts on campuses across the country, but a new study suggests most college men are not looking for a woman to match them drink for drink.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study suggests gender gap around homophobic bullying

A new study from Educational and Psychological Measurement (published by SAGE) found that when it comes to homophobic bullying, there could be a gender gap. While male victims are more likely to be bullied by male homoph ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2