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If Girls are Bad at Math Who’s to Blame?

“There are loads of theories for why girls tend to do worse in math than boys, from differences in innate ability to discrimination by teachers. Many argue that our culture discourages girls from excelling at math. Now a team of economists has produced a study that calculates how a family’s attitudes about women can impede girls’ math achievement at school.”

“Specifically, in the state of Florida, girls raised in families that prefer boys scored lower on the state’s annual math tests than girls in less sexist families. The detrimental effects of this ‘boy bias’ were largest for wealthier, well-educated families.”

“In a second analysis of 35 years of national survey data, the researchers found a strong correlation between a young woman’s beliefs about women’s roles and her future daughters’ subsequent math scores. Women who felt that a woman’s place is in the home tended to have lower-achieving daughters than those who supported the notion of working mothers. Their sons’ math scores, by contrast, were unaffected by these maternal views.”

Hetchinger Report: Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education, February11,2019: “If girls are bad at math, should we blame their mothers?” by Jill Barshay

Calder Center, February 2019: Born in the Family: Preferences for Boys and the Gender Gap in Math ,” by   Gaia Dossi, David Figlio, Paola Giuliano, and Paola Sapienza (29 pages, PDF)

Girls Get Tech

“Research by the Girl Scout Research Institute, out this week, drove that point home — showcasing through a survey of 2,900 girls and boys ages 5 to 17 (along with their parents) how access to smartphones, tablets, laptops and gaming devices helps put girls on par with boys when it comes to tech, or exceed them in some respects. Among the study’s most fascinating takeaways:

Boys play games for fun, while girls use tech to learn.

Still, boys remain more confident in their skills.

Parents give sons more digital freedom.

The future is bright (if we intervene at the right moment). 

New York Times, February 13, 2019: “Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It,” by Maya Salam

Girl Scouts, February 2019: “Decoding the Digital Girl: Defining and Supporting Girls’ Digital Leadership (8 pages, PDF)

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Virginia eighth graders outperformed their peers in Finland and 38 other countries on a math assessment, according to the results of a first-of-its kind international comparison of academic achievement.

Their average math scores was above the international average, but below those of students in South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, Japan, Russia and Quebec.

“We know that in this day and age it’s no longer Virginia vs. Maryland; it’s Virginia vs. Canada or Virginia vs. Japan,” said Gov. Robert F. McDonnell in a news statement Thursday.

“We are competing globally for the businesses and industries that are creating the good paying jobs our citizens need and deserve. The number one way we can win in this effort is to ensure that our students get the best education possible.”

The average mathematics score of Virginia eighth graders was 48 points above the benchmark for intermediate achievement and 27 points below the benchmark for high achievement.

~ The Washington Post