08.12.2019 |
magazine issue | 12/2019
written by Carolin Schuster
To which gender’s disadvantage are school grades biased – girls or boys?
keywords:
gender / grades / stereotypes
To which gender’s disadvantage are school grades biased – girls or boys?
School grades do not only provide students with feedback on their current performance, they also determine the chances of admission to universities and the success of job applications. The question of whether teachers evaluate irrespective of gender is therefore very important. Traditionally, the issue of gender fairness has mostly focused on discrimination against girls. In recent decades, however, there has been much media debate about whether...
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