47.021 - Gender Inequality in Achievement, Self-Efficacy, and Classroom Interactions in U.S. Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium brings together four papers that expand the understanding of gender inequality in education. The papers link gender differences in achievement, self-efficacy, and classroom interactions with various home, school, and neighborhood factors using a diverse set of methodological approaches, ranging from text-as-data methods to structural equality modeling and multilevel modeling. Implications of evidence provided concern all grade levels spanning from kindergarten to postsecondary in large-scale educational settings. The aim of the symposium is to present empirical research on the differential experiences of males and females in educational settings and to offer space for discussion on gender-inclusive environments that allow for educational success for all students.

Sub Unit

• Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education

Chair

• Erin Michelle Fahle, St. John's University

Papers

• Gender Disparities in High Achievement: The Gender Composition of High-Achieving Elementary and Middle School Students - Erin Michelle Fahle, St. John's University

• Gender Gaps in Student Self-Efficacy From Kindergarten Through High School - Erin Michelle Fahle, St. John's University; Monica G Lee, Stanford University; Susanna Loeb, Brown University

• Measuring Math Achievement and Self-Efficacy as Joint Developmental Processes: A Window Into the Male-Female Math Gap - James Soland, NWEA

• Language and Gender Equity in Online Classrooms - Lily Fesler, Stanford University; Thomas Dee, Stanford University; Brent Joseph Evans, Vanderbilt University; Rachel Baker, University of California - Irvine

Discussant

• Sarah Theule Lubienski, Indiana University