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Gender in the English Classroom:
“A Significant Instructional Issue”
Rachel ArmockTE 801
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The Typical English Classroom
• According to the U.S. Department of Education's 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey, 91 percent of the nation's sixth grade reading teachers, and 83 percent of eighth grade reading teachers are female.
• What effect does this have on male students?
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A Typical English Classroom
• According to the US Dept. of Ed., the average 11th grade boy is reading at the same level as an 8th grade girl.
• By 2011, there will be 140 women graduating for every 100 men. – Good Odds! ;)
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Origins of Gender Difference
• Biology– “The differences between what boys and
girls can do are not large. But the differences in how they do it can be very large indeed.”
– Leonard Sax
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Sense of Self
• General Behavior– Boys overestimate abilities– Girls underestimate
– Boys problem solvers, athletes, – Girls- well behaved, social
relationships
– Boys aggressive physically, bullying, competitive
– Girls aggressive socially, gossiping, cooperative
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True or Stereotypes?
Not Exactly True…
• Visual systems
• Hearing systems
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Some More Gender Origins…
• Socialization/Peer Behaviors– Girls’ friendships
• Conversational• Intimate, personal
– Boys’ friendships• Common activity
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Gender Differences
– Physical Activity And Motor Skills
• Boys more active, physical
• Have trouble sitting still
• Less likely to enjoy reading (sedentary)
• More likely to pose discipline problems
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Classroom Behavior
• Boys more active participants– Talk more, ask more ?s,
speak out of turn
• Girls more contemplative– Wait until called on
• Relationship with Teacher
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Achievement Motivation
• Less likely to graduate (HS, college)
• Risk takers– Girls afraid of failure
• Boys- Math, Physics• Girls- Language, Lit
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General Strategies- Boys• Self-selected Reading
• Writing Topics
• The classroom environment
• Use of groups
• Response to work/ideas
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General Strategies-Girls
• Smile• Look her in the eye• Don’t yell• Use role-playing• Use emotion
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The Typical English Classroom
• According to the U.S. Department of Education's 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey, 91 percent of the nation's sixth grade reading teachers, and 83 percent of eighth grade reading teachers are female.
• What effect does this have on male students?
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“”Don’t be Gender-Blind”