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MATH AND ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS OF GIRLS Introducti

MATH AND ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS OF GIRLS

The purpose of this review of literature is to examine factors that contribute to the under-achievement of girls in mathematics and projects and programs which have been used to remediate the situation. The review begins with a brief description of the problem, and ends with the formulation of conclusions regarding factors producing the problem and interventions that will reduce and or eradicate the problem.

In general, at both elementary and high school levels, boys tend to have higher achievement levels in mathematics than do girls; moreover, girls tend to have significantly more negative attitudes toward mathematics than boys (Froebe, 1996). In addition, indications are that girls' under-achievement in math restricts their adult choices of career and their ability to advance in certain jobs (Holmes, 1991).

Kaplan and Aronson (1994) report that one result of the gender gap in math and science classrooms is general academic under-achievement in that the debilitated rates of progress in math to lower girls' sense of self-esteem. This lowering of self-esteem, in turn, applies to their success in other academic areas and can operate to make them under-achievers generally and not only in mathematics and/or science.

However, any discussion of achievement in mathematics should note that definitions of under-achievement are not uniform across research. In other words, different studies define achievement differently.

For example, in some research, achievement is defined in terms of students scores on standardized tests. In other studies, achievement is defined in terms of: a) end of the term/semester GPA; b) overall GPA; and c) GPA in math or math-related subjects such as science). In still other research, the term is defined in relation to grades obtained on one or more teacher-designed tests. This lack of consensus regarding the definition of achievement and under-achieveme...

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