Assignment 5: Significance of the Study
Assignment 5: Significance of the Study
Research Methods-RES 531
February 16, 2012
There are significant differences in the ways girls and boys learn differences which are more substantial than age differences in many ways. Reason for specific differences in the performances of boys and girls in school can be proven to be related to stereotypical labeling. There are gender-specific personality traits which affect how children learn. In the 1960 's and 1970 's and even into the 1980 's, it was fashionable to assume that gender differences in personality were "socially constructed. Educational psychologists have consistently found that girls tend to have higher standards in the classroom, and evaluate their own performance more critically. Girls also outperform boys in school (as measured by students ' grades), in all subjects and in all age groups. NASSPE. (2011).
Gender can sometimes factor in to student’s opportunity to demonstrate their abilities
As learners, students tend to be different based on their gender. The cognitive abilities of young males develop later than those of females. Researchers have found that boys tend to learn more when there is competition (such as grades) involved; and girls tend to learn more in a cooperative learning environment. With more attention being placed on such discrepant behaviors, there has been a real push in the U.S. to address the gender inequities that still seem to be so prevalent. Myers, S. (2008).
The knowledge of students preferred learning styles is vital if educators are to provide tailored strategies for individual students. Researchers showing that the better solution is to give all teachers the training and resources to reach students with a variety of learning styles, regardless of student gender, and discourage teachers for relying imprecise stereo types a bout how girls and boys learn Knowing students preferred learning style also helps to overcome the
Research Methods-RES 531
February 16, 2012
There are significant differences in the ways girls and boys learn differences which are more substantial than age differences in many ways. Reason for specific differences in the performances of boys and girls in school can be proven to be related to stereotypical labeling. There are gender-specific personality traits which affect how children learn. In the 1960 's and 1970 's and even into the 1980 's, it was fashionable to assume that gender differences in personality were "socially constructed. Educational psychologists have consistently found that girls tend to have higher standards in the classroom, and evaluate their own performance more critically. Girls also outperform boys in school (as measured by students ' grades), in all subjects and in all age groups. NASSPE. (2011).
Gender can sometimes factor in to student’s opportunity to demonstrate their abilities
As learners, students tend to be different based on their gender. The cognitive abilities of young males develop later than those of females. Researchers have found that boys tend to learn more when there is competition (such as grades) involved; and girls tend to learn more in a cooperative learning environment. With more attention being placed on such discrepant behaviors, there has been a real push in the U.S. to address the gender inequities that still seem to be so prevalent. Myers, S. (2008).
The knowledge of students preferred learning styles is vital if educators are to provide tailored strategies for individual students. Researchers showing that the better solution is to give all teachers the training and resources to reach students with a variety of learning styles, regardless of student gender, and discourage teachers for relying imprecise stereo types a bout how girls and boys learn Knowing students preferred learning style also helps to overcome the
References: Myers, S. (2008). Race, Gender & Testing. Race, Gender & Testing -- Research Starters Education, 1. NASSPE (National Association for Single Sex Public Education). Retrieved February 17, 2012 from www.singlesexschools.org/research-learning.htm, www.advan.physiology.org/content/31/2/153.full