The Gender Gap in Math: Its Possible Origins in Neighborhood Effects

Gender differences in most cognitive skills are fading, but a gender gap remains in secondary school that favors males in higher level math skills. This gap is not evident in elementary school where test scores for the two sexes are equivalent. However, the daily experiences of young boys and girls...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American sociological review 1994-12, Vol.59 (6), p.822-838
Hauptverfasser:	Entwisle, Doris R., Alexander, Karl L., Olson, Linda Steffel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achievement Adolescents Baltimore Boys Children Children & youth Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognitive Style Core curriculum Education Elementary School Students Elementary schools Families & family life Females Gender Gender differences Gender differentiation Girls Grade 5 Higher Education (math) Males Maryland Mathematical models Mathematics Mathematics Achievement Mathematics education Mathematics Skills Mathematics tests Middle schools Neighborhood schools Neighborhoods Neighbourhoods Occupations Parents Parents & parenting Problem solving Public schools Reasoning Secondary Education Secondary School Students Secondary schools Sexes Skills Social research Socialization Sociology Sociology of education. Educational systems. Lifelong education Statistical discrepancies Students U.S.A USA
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