Nscribe Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Posting this link, curious what others might think. http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/when-given-another-chance-girls-match-boys-scores-in-math/ Quote
Arcadia Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 You might be interested in this news article "Study: Gender gap in math does not compute" and the research paper "Debunking Myths about Gender and Mathematics Performance,". This is a 2001 research paper "Stereotype susceptibility in children" Also this 2008 news article. "Study co-author Titu Andreescu of the University of Texas at Dallas believes, "Innate math aptitude is probably fairly evenly distributed throughout the world, regardless of race or gender. The huge differences observed in achievement levels are most likely due to socio-cultural attributes specific to each country." and research paper "Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving," Quote
wapiti Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 You also might be interested in this article about The Math Prize for Girls Quote
Lilaclady Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 Thanks Arcadia and wapiti for those articles. They validate a lot of my assumptions about cultural and peer influences on girls. Quote
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