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A five page paper which looks at the gender differential in educational attainment, with reference to such issues as peer group influence, family structure and the feminisation of the workforce. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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There are a number of ways in which the concept of gender differentiation in educational systems can be considered, with regard to discrepancies in educational attainment and
the various factors which may have an influence on such discrepancies. For example, Hyland (2002) makes the point that research demonstrates that overall, boys tend to exhibit poorer educational performance
than girls; however, she also notes that this is not something which is confined solely to Britain, but can be seen at an international level.
She asserts that the difference in attainment is not entirely a matter of biological difference, but owes more to the social environment,
in that the educational system as a whole is not serving students of either sex as well as it might. For instance, there has been a trend away from child-centred
education and towards a more standardised and codified system, whilst at the same time other social factors such as increased unemployment and social disintegration have affected childrens education detrimentally. (Hyland,
2002). The way in which the curriculum is delivered under the current system focuses heavily
on standardised achievement tests, and does not allow for the more qualitative assessment which was more common under the child-centred system. Children are thus encouraged to work towards achieving specific
grades, rather than increasing their knowledge base as a whole, and are forced to rely on external assessment rather than learning to analyse their own levels of performance.
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