Item #796
Despite students having wide gaps in assessments of reading in favor of girls, by their late 20s there are no significant gender differences in literacy proficiency - young men are able to learn, they're just not being taught properly
Topic: EducationSource
Citation: The ABC of Gender Equality in Education: Aptitude, Behaviour, Confidence, pp. 27, 121, 160 Author(s): PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Institution(s): OECD Link: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa-2012-results-gender-eng.pdf Nation(s): international Year(s): 2015 Source: Primary Type: SurveyDiscussion
Other Notes:"Once young men have opportunities to practice their skills in real-world settings, they often thrive and pick up some of the skills, like reading skills, that they had failed to develop while at school." p. 27