Boys lag behind: How teachers’ gender biases affect student achievement

Re:Boys lag behind: How teachers’ gender biases affect stude... by rtx on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:00AM (#24679526)

Do you thik all women STEM colleges will improve this.

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Re:Boys lag behind: How teachers’ gender biases affect stude... by JoeAltmaier on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:04AM (#24679550)

I'm not sure. My niece was on an all-women STEM floor of her college dormitory. After 2 semesters, she was the only woman still in STEM. The rest had all convinced each other to do something easier. Not the success story you might imagine.

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Re:Boys lag behind: How teachers’ gender biases affect stude... by rewq4321 on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:11AM (#24679595)

I have no idea either way, but this amount of data probably shouldn't sway predictions too much.

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Re:Boys lag behind: How teachers’ gender biases affect stude... by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:53AM (#24679902)

Anecdotes aren't data for sure, but they can be helpful to build a mental model or explain a hypothesis. The argument would be much less clear if JoeAltmaier had simply said "I'm not sure" with no elaboration.

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