Item #796
Despite students having wide gaps in assessments of reading in favor of girls, by their late 20s there are no significant gender differences in literacy proficiency – young men are able to learn, they’re just not being taught properly
Topic: Education
Source
Citation: The ABC of Gender Equality in Education: Aptitude, Behaviour, Confidence, pp. 27, 121, 160
Author(s): PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment)
Institution(s): OECD
Link: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa-2012-results-gender-eng.pdf
Nation(s): international
Year(s): 2015
Source: Primary
Type: Survey
Discussion
Other Notes:
“Once young men have opportunities to practice their skills in real-world settings, they often thrive and pick up some of the skills, like reading skills, that they had failed to develop while at school.” p. 27
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