Why do boys do better than girls on (most) physics tests?

What can we do about girls and women being under-represented in STEM subjects at all levels from high school to postgraduate studies?

The repercussions for society are both social and economic; girls are not accessing career options that may empower them and industry is not accessing a large talent pool. Factors such as socio-cultural effects, teaching and assessment practices have been identified as important. For us, as teachers, it is difficult to address the first of these factors. But we can change the way we teach and assess to make the system more equitable.

In this talk, Dr Wilson shared the findings from analysing and identifying patterns in test data from both secondary and tertiary students in India and Australia. She revealed characteristics of test questions which lead to consistent large gender gaps and problematic marking procedures, and introduce teaching strategies designed to minimise these gaps.

Author:	Remi Hatsumi (via theBox)
Created:	27/06/2018
Updated:	27/06/2018
Theme:	Default
Tags:	Scientia Education Academy Lecture Series
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