Girls report higher initial mathematics enjoyment and boys higher initial boredom, with no gender differences in arithmetic skill development or mathematics performance¶
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q3 i? Compared with boys, girls reported higher initial mathematics enjoyment (β = -.35, p = .027), whereas boys reported higher initial mathematics boredom (β = .50, p = .001); gender did not predict fluency development or performance. → Rawlings 2023
Evidence¶
Rawlings 2023¶
Rawlings, A. M., Niemivirta, M., Korhonen, J., Lindskog, M., Tuominen, H., & Mononen, R. (2023). Achievement emotions and arithmetic fluency – Development and parallel processes during the early school years. Preprint Version 3, Accepted for publication, 27 March 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2023.101776
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Gender added as a covariate in the final growth model of the 232-student Norwegian sample. The article reports the printed coefficients for initial enjoyment and boredom; no effect size is printed, and gender was unrelated to changes in emotions over time.
"Compared with boys, girls reported higher initial levels of mathematics enjoyment (β = -.35, p = .027), whereas boys reported higher initial mathematics boredom (β = .50, p = .001)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
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Girls report higher initial mathematics enjoyment and boys higher initial boredom, with no gender differences in arithmetic skill development or mathematics performance |
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Girls report higher initial mathematics enjoyment and boys higher initial boredom, with no gender differences in arithmetic skill development or mathematics performance |
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