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Essay on Accommodating Gender Differences in the Instructional Program
Gender inequities can be described as unfair treatment of students based on thier sex. Historically it has been characterized by male students receiving more attention and praise sometimes resulting in male students getting more academic help from their teachers. Gender inequities are motivated by an underlying belief that boys and girls differ in mental/intellectual abilities. More recently trends show girls surpassing boys in academic excellence.
In fact, some experts say, mounting evidence suggests that boys are far less suited than girls to succeed in the academic environment. Those researchers point, for example, to boys' lower scores on the language arts sections of standardized tests, to their out-of-proportion placement in special education classes, and to the number of times boys are disciplined compared with girls. The statistics show, in fact, that, apart from physics, enrollment gaps between girls and boys in advanced math and science courses are variable and slight--especially when compared with the much greater academic disparities separating white and black students.
Although boys and girls differ in their physical, emotional and intellectual development, there is no evidence that these are linked. Therefore, it is unlikely that education performance is explained by biological differences. If biology were the reason, girls would not have improved significantly in certain subjects, of which boys used to outperform girls traditionally, such as math and science, in the past two decades. Social and cultural factors are the major reasons leading to gender differences in academic performance.
These factors include students' familiarity with the subject, changes of career aspiration, gendered perceptions of specific subject, and presentational styles of boys and girls, and teachers' expectation. Unlike biology, the social and cultural factors are changeable by modifying the context of education. Reasons for Such Inequities
Members of our society carry stereotypes with regards to what is considered appropriate behavior for boys and girls.....
