Differences in Mathematics Achievement Between Males and Females

Abstract

Not too many years ago, educators and researchers observed correctly that gender differences existed on standardized tests. Such differences were initially attributed to biological causes. Neurologist Dr. Norman Geschwind, for instance, proposed that male superiority in mathematical skills was due to exposure to more testosterone while in utero (Hensel, 1989).Recent studies, however, have challenged the biological hypothesis, arguing that gender differences are indeed small and, more importantly, that gender differences have decreased over the years (Begley,

Assessment of Students’ Performance in Physics Using Two Teaching Techniques

“…The second hypothesis shows that there is significant difference between the mean scores of male and female students exposed to the collaborative inquiry method. From table 3, the findings were buttressed with the findings made by Banks and colleagues [21] indicating that gender difference has a great influence on students' achievement in Physics, while Begley [22] and Callas [23], opined that "male students have better performance than female in Senior Secondary School Mathematics".…”