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Why are High School Teachers Convinced that White Girls Can't Do Math? - Forbes

Why are High School Teachers Convinced that White Girls Can't Do Math? - Forbes | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
You might think that in the second decade of the twenty first century, high school educators would no longer show evidence of silly old-school biases – but, regrettably, you’d be wrong.  In fact, they seem to be persisting in their bias even when...
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Can Stereotyping Girls Harm Boys Too? | MindShift

Can Stereotyping Girls Harm Boys Too? | MindShift | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

According to new research, both males and females do worse on a spatial reasoning task when they’re told that intrinsic aptitude accounts for the gender gap in the test’s results—even though the gap favors men...

Mia Barchetti's comment, February 25, 2013 1:13 PM
This explains the main stereotyping between genders. It gives me examples of how to determine the main differences.
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Intuition and Research - 21st Century Educator

Intuition and Research - 21st Century Educator | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"There are a number of things which have been discovered over the years through research which are not entirely intuitive. In fact, many of the results that have been discovered are down-right odd."

Does extra pay improve or reduce performance? 

Do children play with toys differently if they explore on their own or are told how to use it?

What happens if you do not teach math classes? Will the students catch up five years later?

Links to reseach on these topics and two other are included in this post.

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