Multiple-choice exams favor boys over girls, worsening the math gender gap
Boys perform better than girls in tests made up of multiple-choice questions.
Education
May 31, 2021
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News tagged with math scores
Teacher race and gender bias: Perceptions of students' approach to learning affects grades
A recent study, co-authored by a University of Notre Dame professor, shows how educators' racial and gender biases affect their assessments of students' academic skills based on noncognitive skills, which include behavior, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2020
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Why relationships—not money—are the key to improving schools
Strong relationships between teachers, parents and students at schools has more impact on improving student learning than does financial support, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2018
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When teachers think differently about themselves as math learners, students benefit
Study shows improvement in students' attitudes and test scores after teachers change their own mindset—and instruction—around math.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2018
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France wants to fix 'catastrophic' math scores, conquer fear
France's government is worried about how many of its schoolchildren consider themselves "stupid at math."
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2018
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Teacher racial bias matters more for students of color
English and math teachers underestimate the academic abilities of students of color, which in turn has an impact on students' grades and academic expectations, finds a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2017
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Parents and parenting influence childhood cognition – but public policy can help
In a study of factors that influence childhood cognition in the United States and Great Britain, researchers from North Carolina State University and California State University, Northridge find that the role of parents is ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2016
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Math scores slip, reading flat for nation's 12th-graders
The nation's high school seniors are slipping in math and failing to make progress in reading, with just one-third of the 12th graders ready for the academic challenges of college.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2016
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Men think they are maths experts, therefore they are
Just because more men pursue careers in science and engineering does not mean they are actually better at math than women are. The difference is that men think they are much better at math than they really are. Women, on ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2015
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Extra time in math class has its minuses, scholar says
(Phys.org) —Eric Taylor, a PhD student at Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, found that students who spent more of the school day in math class had higher math scores, but the gains did not last ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2014
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