scholarly journals Mathematics and Gender Stereotypes in One Jewish and One Druze Grade 5 Classroom in Israel

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mittelberg ◽  
Osnat Rozner ◽  
Helen Forgasz
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Qualitative Case Studies ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Gendered Patterns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Mathematics

We report findings from qualitative case studies of two grade 5 classrooms in Israel, one Jewish and one Druze. The aim was to identify classroom factors contributing to the differences in the gendered patterns of mathematics outcomes for Jewish and Arab Israeli students. Marked differences were found in the teachers' gender-related interactions with students, and their beliefs and expectations of boys' and girls' mathematical capabilities. The Jewish teacher held conventional gender-stereotyped beliefs of male mathematical superiority. The Druze teacher believed that girls required affirmative action to overcome implied gender biases in favour of males in the Druze community. The findings support earlier research and theoretical perspectives on gender-related issues in the mathematics classroom. In particular, when teachers hold gender-biased beliefs and expectations, students' classroom experiences and mathematics learning outcomes are impacted along gender lines.

scholarly journals Mathematics Instruction to Promote Mathematics Higher-Order Thinking Skills of Students in Indonesia: Moving Forward

TEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1945-1954
Author(s):  
Benidiktus Tanujaya ◽  
Rully Charitas Indra Prahmana ◽  
Jeinne Mumu
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Mathematics Textbooks ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
And Mathematics

HOTS instruction in mathematics is rarely explicitly programmed by the schoolteacher. As a result, students' HOTS is at the lowest level, especially in national or international assessments. The purpose of this research is to determine why mathematics education in Indonesia does not have a significant effect on student HOTS by conducting a review of several Indonesian publications on the subject. This research is a qualitative method of literature review related to the HOTS of Indonesian mathematics students, and an organized interview triangulated to support the data and information from the literature review. The interview consisted of two critical questions administered using Google Form: implementing active learning and mathematics textbooks on mathematics classroom activities. The results concluded that there were two primary sources of error in mathematics learning to increase HOTS in Indonesia: active learning and current mathematics textbooks. Besides, in teaching and learning practices, the active learning model is rarely used when using official texts that do not promote HOTS for mathematics students in Indonesia.

Verbal Factors and Mathematics Learning: A Review of Research

1971 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis R. Aiken
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Mathematical Ability ◽  
General Intelligence ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
And Mathematics

Recent investigations pertaining to the importance of verbal factors in the learning of mathematics are reviewed. The paper is divided into 3 sections: (a) the relationships of mathematical ability to reading ability and general intelligence, (b) reading instruction and mathematics learning, and (c) student and teacher verbalizations. The importance of general intelligence for mathematics achievement is recognized, but the evidence for a group factor of mathematical ability is not convincing. Training in careful, analytical reading appears to have a beneficial effect on achievement in mathematics, but more controlled experiments with larger samples need to be conducted. The influence of verbalizing awareness of mathematical generalizations and the effects of teacher–student verbal interactions in mathematics classroom settings are other promising directions for research. Finally, an appeal is made for long–term multivariate investigations rather than piecemeal, one–shot studies.

scholarly journals Gender stereotype and the scientific career of women: Evidence from biomedical research centers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose G. Montalvo ◽  
Daniele Alimonti ◽  
Sonja Reiland ◽  
Isabelle Vernos
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Scientific Career ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level ◽  
Science Association

AbstractWomen are underrepresented in the top ranks of the scientific career, including the biomedical disciplines. This is not generally the result of explicit and easily recognizable gender biases but the outcome of decisions with many components of unconscious nature that are difficult to assess. Evidence suggests that implicit gender stereotypes influence perceptions as well as decisions. To explore these potential reasons of women’s underrepresentation in life sciences we analyzed the outcome of gender-science and gender-career Implicit Association Tests (IAT) taken by 2,589 scientists working in high profile biomedical research centers. We found that male-science association is less pronounced among researchers than in the general population (34% below the level of the general population). However, this difference is mostly explained by the low level of the IAT score among female researchers. Despite the highly meritocratic view of the academic career, male scientists have a high level of male-science association (261% the level among women scientists), similar to the general population.

scholarly journals Grammar, gender and demonstratives in lateralized imagery for sentences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikkel Wallentin ◽  
Roberta Rocca ◽  
Sofia Stroustrup
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Sentence Structure ◽  
Grammatical Subject ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Reading Direction ◽  
Figure Drawings ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Significant Support

We investigated biases in the organization of imagery by asking participants to make stick-figure drawings of sentences containing a man, a woman and a transitive action (e.g. She kisses that guy). Previous findings show that prominent features of meaning and sentence structure are placed to the left in drawings, according to reading direction (e.g. Stroustrup & Wallentin, 2018). Five hundred thirty participants listened to sentences in Danish and made 8 drawings each. We replicated three findings: 1) that the first mentioned element is placed to the left more often, 2) that the agent in the sentence is placed to the left, and 3) that the grammatical subject is placed to the left of the object. We further tested hypotheses related to deixis and gender stereotypes. By adding demonstratives (e.g. Danish equivalents of this and that), that have been found to indicate attentional prominence, we tested the hypothesis that this is also translated into a left-ward bias in the produced drawings. We were unable to find support for this hypothesis. Analyses of gender biases tested the presence of a gender identification and a gender stereotype effect. According to the identification hypothesis, participants should attribute prominence to their own gender and draw it to the left, and according to the stereotype effect participants should be more prone to draw the male character to the left, regardless of own gender. We were not able to find significant support for either of the two gender effects. The combination of replications and null-findings suggest that the left-ward bias in the drawing experiment might be narrowly tied to left-to-right distribution in written language and less to overall prominence. No effect of handedness was observed.

Black Girls and Mathematics Learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Morton ◽  
Danielle Tate McMillan ◽  
Winterbourne Harrison-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Advanced Mathematics ◽  
Informal Mathematics ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
K 12

Though the formal and informal mathematics learning experiences of Black girls are gaining more visibility in the literature, there is still a paucity of research around Black girls’ mathematics learning experiences. Black girls face unique challenges as learners in K–12 educational spaces because of their marginalized racial and gender identities. The interplay of race and racism unfolds in complex ways in Black girls’ learning experiences. This interplay hinders their development as mathematics learners and limits their access to transformative learning. As early as elementary school, Black girls are labeled as having limited mathematics knowledge and are often disproportionately placed in “lower level classrooms” devoid of any rigorous and transformative learning experiences. Teachers spend more time socially correcting Black girls rather than building on their brilliance. Even though Black girls value mathematics more and have higher confidence in mathematics than their White counterparts, they are still held to lower expectations by their teachers and are less likely to complete an advanced mathematics course. Nationally and globally, mathematics serves as an academic gatekeeper into every avenue of the labor market and higher education opportunities. Thus, the lack of opportunities Black girls have to engage in rigorous and transformative mathematics potentially locks them out of higher education opportunities and STEM-based careers. The mathematics learning experiences of Black girls move beyond challenges in K–12 spaces to limiting life choices and individual and community progress. To improve the formal and informal mathematics learning experiences of Black girls, we must understand their unique learning experiences more fully.

Gender Biases in Textbooks for Introductory Psychology and Human Development

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharyl Bender Peterson ◽  
Traci Kroner
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Task Force ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Introductory Psychology ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Behavior

Because of spreading concerns about gender stereotypes in textbooks, in 1975 an American Psychological Association Task Force recommended changes in the type of language that should be used to report research findings and in the type of information that should be included in reports of psychological research. These recommendations also applied to the presentation of psychological information in textbooks. Studies in the subsequent 7 years indicated some decrease in the use of sex-stereotyped language and some decrease in gender-biased content. Researchers typically concluded, however, that although some improvements had occurred, gender biases and stereotypes still occurred in texts. The present study reports an extensive content analysis of current textbooks for introductory psychology and human development courses. Representation of the work, theory, and behavior of males continues to significantly exceed the representation of the work, theory, and behavior of females, and females continue to be portrayed in negative and gender-biased ways.

scholarly journals Quality and quantity : gender representation in teacher discourse and kindergarten math curriculum

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Alexandria Otis
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Curriculum Materials ◽  
Teacher Interviews ◽  
Intended Curriculum ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
And Gender

We know that women are underrepresented in math-intensive fields despite marginal gender differences in mathematical performance. Some researchers believe that societal factors contribute to this problem and have called for more nuanced methodologies to examine why underrepresentation and gender stereotypes about math continue to persist. The purpose of this study was to examine what messages teachers and instructional materials convey in a kindergarten mathematics classroom through discourse analysis of the intended curriculum and teacher perceptions guided by the following research questions: (1) How does the Everyday Mathematics kindergarten curriculum and supplemental curriculum materials position and write about girls in comparison to boys? and (2) How do teachers describe girls in comparison to boys and position them when discussing their beliefs about mathematics instruction and equity in the kindergarten classroom? Findings from the intended curriculum and teacher interviews include: (1) teachers and curriculum predominantly use inclusive and non-gendered language, (2) teachers and curriculum represent girls and boys similarly; however, subtle gender bias in language and illustrations persists. Further examination of subtle gender bias revealed that boys are privileged in language and illustrations, and that intentional non-stereotypical representations of girls are more prevalent than non-stereotypical representations of boys. In conclusion, teachers and curriculum materials represent girls and boys more equitably than found in previous studies; however, subtle gender bias persists. These findings extend conversations of diversity and inclusion currently conducted at the study site by intentionally focusing on gender in addition to other identities. In turn, curriculum developers could consider less privileging of boys in language and illustrations, and teachers and curriculum writers could more intentionally represent both girls and boys more frequently in non-stereotypical roles and ways.

scholarly journals The Interaction of Gender and Pedagogy on Learning Motivations in a Secondary PBL Mathematics Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p103
Author(s):  
Vicki-Lynn Holmes ◽  
Yooyeun Hwang ◽  
Shelia McGee Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Study Results ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of gender, learning motivations, and pedagogy (Project-Based Learning [PBL] and conventional) on secondary mathematics learning. In order to measure their academic achievement and learning motivations, 165 secondary students were given a state standardized mathematics test and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. Study results indicated that pedagogy and gender had no impact on academic achievement. Pedagogy played a stronger role in rehearsal, peer learning, and task value. Gender played a stronger role in test anxiety, organization, help seeking, and control of learning. PBL students seemed to value and actively engage in the mathematics more than did the conventional students.

scholarly journals Application of Problem Based Learning (PBL) Models to Improve Critical Thinking Ability and Student Mathematics Learning Outcomes Grade 5 SDN Pledokan Kab. Semarang

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tekad Pramono
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
High Category ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
And Mathematics

This study aims to improve critical thinking skills and mathematics learning outcomes of grade 5 students of SDN Pledokan District. Semarang through the Problem Based Learning (PBL) model. This research is a classroom action research with 2 learning cycles. Data collection was carried out using questionnaire critical thinking instruments and test questions for student learning outcomes in mathematics. The data analysis technique used is comparative descriptive analysis pre cycle, cycle I and cycle II. The results of the research resulted: (1) there was an increase in the ability of students from pre-cycle, cycle I and cycle II. In the pre-cycle condition of students' critical thinking skills in the high category 18.75%, the medium category 37.5%, and the low low category 43.75%, in the first cycle increased in the high category 31.25%, the medium category 56, 25% and in the low category 18.75%, in the second cycle again increased to the high category 43.75%, the moderate category 50% and the low category 6.25%. Mastery learning outcomes of students in mathematics in pre-cycle reach KKM only 37%, then in the first cycle increased to 43.75% and in the second cycle again increased to 75%.

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