Differential course placement gave young men and women different grading category weights, with young women more often in honors and geometry¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Young women's enrollments outnumbered young men's in geometry and honors courses while young men were overrepresented in algebra and regular courses, producing different average category weights by gender (e.g., assignments 41.46 for young men vs. 39.03 for young women). → Easton 2023

Evidence¶

Easton 2023¶

Easton, J.Q. & Diaz, B. (2023). Lasting differences: Math grades and gender. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/lasting-differences

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Analysis of Gradebook enrollment and weighting data (Table 2) showing placement-driven weight differences. The report states "young men had a weighting of 41.46 applied to their assignment scores; young women had a weighting of 39.03."

"Young women's enrollments outnumbered young men's in geometry and honors courses, while young men were relatively overrepresented in algebra and regular-level courses."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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