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Title: Gender Differences in General Achievement in Mathematics: An International Study
Language: English
Authors: Ghasemi, Ehsan, Burley, Hansel, Safadel, Parviz
Source: New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal. Aug 2019 22(1):27-54.
Availability: Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association. e-mail: info@caerda.org; Web site: https://www.viethconsulting.com/members/publication/new_waves_home.php
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Grade 8
Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 4, Grade 8, Benchmarking, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Science Achievement
Geographic Terms: Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Australia, Botswana, Chile, Taiwan (Taipei), Georgia Republic, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Oman, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Egypt, United States, United Kingdom (England), Argentina
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
ISSN: 1526-8659
Abstract: Women's underrepresentation in mathematics-related careers continues to concern policymakers, economists, and educators. This study addressed the issue by examining data from two international databases, namely IEA's "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2015," and the World Economic Forum's "Global Gender Gap Report 2017." Using country as the unit for our observations and meta-analysis techniques, the question of gender mathematics differences was investigated using standardized mean difference comparisons and variance ratios. Fourth- and eighth-grade girls and boys were also compared in terms of the number of students who reached the advanced international benchmark. The findings mostly supported previous findings in the related literature; no statistically significant large differences were observed comparing the performance of girls and boys in mathematics achievement and the number of high achievers. Moreover, boys were found to have more variability in mathematics achievement than girls. This finding further isolates the potential cause of women's underrepresentation in mathematics-related careers as policies driven by implicit and explicit cultural biases.
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