Is Gendered Achievement an issue in your school?
Do boys or Grls do better?
Write a case study of your school
Identify general patterns, give causes and explore possibloke causes.
If you come from the same school you may work as a group. Present the case to your group.
If you are in a primary school, identify is there is a problem of gendered achievement.
Secondary school personnel can work with their feeder primary schools.
Use the rubric to judge whether there is a difference
If the difference is medium sized or large (or above 0.35), also calculate d for the strands
Compare the number of males and females below the lowest benchmark. Calculate the ratio.
Example-Belle Garden AC Primary
No. of Females=22; Mean=60.85; SD=13.28; No Below Benchmark=0'
No. of Males=23; Mean= 40.65; SD=20.04; No Below benchmark=8
Cohen's d=*1.19
Inference= LARGE
Relative Size of Cohen's d | |
negligible effect (>= -0.15 and <.15) | |
small effect (>=.15 and <.40) | |
medium effect (>=.40 and <.75) | |
large effect (>=.75 and <1.10) | |
very large effect (>=1.10 and <1.45) | |
huge effect >1.45 |
Discuss each of the following theories with refernce to your school
Socialziation and masculinity
How are males and females socialized?
Teacher and classroom practices
How do teachers treat males and females
Neighbourhood and Community
Consider aspirations, expectations and socialization practices
School and system practices
How are makes and females distributed through system practices? What are the outcomes
Structural Influences
Are males marfinalized by the system?
Identify which theory explains how situation the best by look for confirming and disconfirming instances
Work as a group if individuals in a cluster of schools to develop a whole school plan for improving (1) Literacy (2) Writing (3) Reading (4) Mathematics. (Choose 1)
Focus on Leadership, teaching-learning, assessment, structures,
Use an action plan and consider action steps, persons responsible resources, and evidence for success.
Select from one of the following interventions and develop a three week programme for the males in your school
Improving achievement and literacy schoolwide
Building male excellence (masculinity)
A boy friendly school and classrooms
Active Learning
Participatory Learning and Collaborative Assessment
Select ONE case/student/Class and write about one of the following issue in your school-Discuss and Share in Group.
1) Issues related to the male identity
2) Building empathy and emotional literacy
3) Focusing upon motivation and engagement
4) Diagnosing weaknesses in achievement and behaviour
The Screening Tool
Identify incidents/events, possible causes, and apply the theory you have learned.
A troubled boy
A ladette
A low achieving boy
A violent boy
Frank C. Worrell is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and holds affilate appointments in the Psychology Department (Social and Personality area), and with the Center for Child and Youth Policy, the Center for Race and Gender, and the Center for Latino Policy Research. His current appointments include Director of the School Psychology program, Faculty Director of the Academic Talent Development Program, and Faculty Director of the California College Preparatory Academy
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