Are Raelene, Marjorie and Betty Still in the Race?

Autor/inn/en	Leder, Gilah C.; Taylor, Peter J.
Titel	Are Raelene, Marjorie and Betty Still in the Race?
Quelle	In: Australian Mathematics Teacher, 66 (2010) 4, S.17-24 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0045-0685
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Gender Differences; Males; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; Competition; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Mathematics; Gender Bias; Problem Solving; Mathematics Skills; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Fakultät; Ausland; Wettkampf; Sekundarschüler; Geschlechterstereotyp; Problemlösen; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Australien
Abstract	Over the past four decades, gender differences in mathematics learning have continued to attract attention from both the research and broader communities, in Australia and internationally. In this article, the authors briefly summarise key and persistent findings. They argue that the findings warrant a further investigation of the performance in mathematics by Australian students. Data from a large national data base, the long running Australian Mathematics Competition [AMC], is a fruitful source for doing this. The AMC is conducted under the auspices of the Australian Mathematics Trust [AMT] and is open to students of all standards. The AMC papers are prepared by a specially convened committee, drawn from teachers and university academics. The authors conclude that there is much overlap between the scores of boys and girls on the AMC papers. Nevertheless, when differences are found they are generally in favour of boys. The authors note that the persistent performance difference in favour of males is seemingly in contrast to what is reported in various state grade 12 public examination results where females, on average, are often reported to perform better than males. (Contains 1 table and 3 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10