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Patterns and Correlates of Gender Achievement Gaps in the United States
Tue, April 12, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 209 BSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
Across the nation, we observe that achievement gaps exist between males and females in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). This symposium brings together three papers that expand the understanding of differences in gender achievement in the United States and propose potential explanations for these gaps in gender performance. Together, the papers have two overarching goals. First, to better understand gender achievement gaps in elementary and middle school across the United States, characterizing patterns in the geographic variation of the gaps and how they change over time. And, second, to explore factors associated with different patterns in the gaps in order to provide a foundation for future research.
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Geographic Variation of District-Level Achievement Gaps Within the United States - Sean F. Reardon, Stanford University; Erin Michelle Fahle, Stanford University; Demetra Kalogrides, Stanford University; Anne Podolsky, Learning Policy Institute; Rosalia Zarate, Stanford University
Test Format and the Variation of Gender Achievement Gaps Within the United States - Sean F. Reardon, Stanford University; Erin Michelle Fahle, Stanford University; Demetra Kalogrides, Stanford University; Anne Podolsky, Learning Policy Institute; Rosalia Zarate, Stanford University
Patterns of Change in U.S. Gender Achievement Gaps During Elementary and Middle School - Erin Michelle Fahle, Stanford University