The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain)
National and international assessments consistently report gender differences in mathematics, with boys scoring higher than girls. This study aims to explore whether the gender gap has been overcome in mathematical competence; as well as to check what similarities and differences there are according...
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| author | Eider Oregui-González Ander Azkarate-Morales Amaia Lojo-Novo Isabel Bartau-Rojas |
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| description | National and international assessments consistently report gender differences in mathematics, with boys scoring higher than girls. This study aims to explore whether the gender gap has been overcome in mathematical competence; as well as to check what similarities and differences there are according to the school effectiveness, educational stage, and the Diagnostic Assessment (DA) editions in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (ACBC). The study follows a descriptive design with a quantitative methodology, analysing census data on the mathematical competence of 4th grade primary and 2nd grade secondary students during the most recent editions of the DA. The results confirm that mathematics achievement is determined by both the gender gap and school effectiveness. Even so, some positive trends can be observed in the latest editions of the DA and, above all, in the secondary education stage to close the gender gap. The study highlights the need to develop mechanisms for measuring equality in schools in a systematic manner, and reviews some of the strategies and action plans currently being implemented to foster gender equality in the classroom.
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| spelling | doaj-art-11933adceebd46bc8bf2dfbf2fe718ea2025-08-20T02:11:30ZengHipatia PressInternational Journal of Educational Psychology2014-35912024-10-0113310.17583/ijep.13664The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain)Eider Oregui-González0Ander Azkarate-Morales1Amaia Lojo-Novo2Isabel Bartau-Rojas3University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)National and international assessments consistently report gender differences in mathematics, with boys scoring higher than girls. This study aims to explore whether the gender gap has been overcome in mathematical competence; as well as to check what similarities and differences there are according to the school effectiveness, educational stage, and the Diagnostic Assessment (DA) editions in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (ACBC). The study follows a descriptive design with a quantitative methodology, analysing census data on the mathematical competence of 4th grade primary and 2nd grade secondary students during the most recent editions of the DA. The results confirm that mathematics achievement is determined by both the gender gap and school effectiveness. Even so, some positive trends can be observed in the latest editions of the DA and, above all, in the secondary education stage to close the gender gap. The study highlights the need to develop mechanisms for measuring equality in schools in a systematic manner, and reviews some of the strategies and action plans currently being implemented to foster gender equality in the classroom. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijep/article/view/13664gender gapmathematical achievementmathematical competenceschool effectivenessSTEM education |
| spellingShingle | Eider Oregui-González Ander Azkarate-Morales Amaia Lojo-Novo Isabel Bartau-Rojas The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain) International Journal of Educational Psychology gender gap mathematical achievement mathematical competence school effectiveness STEM education |
| title | The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain) |
| title_full | The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain) |
| title_fullStr | The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain) |
| title_short | The Gender Gap in Mathematical Competence and School Effectiveness in the Basque Country (Spain) |
| title_sort | gender gap in mathematical competence and school effectiveness in the basque country spain |
| topic | gender gap mathematical achievement mathematical competence school effectiveness STEM education |
| url | https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijep/article/view/13664 |
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