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There are hardly any differences before school. However, even after four months, boys perform much better in mathematics than girls. A research group in France proved this – and also provides possible explanations.
At the beginning of primary school, boys and girls have the same level in mathematics. But very quickly, the gap is widening, according to a study published this Wednesday 11 June in the journal "Nature".
According to a study carried out by the Université Paris Cité, boys in mathematics perform much better than girls shortly after school. After a year, the difference has quadrupled.
At a young age, boys and girls have a similarly good sense of numbers. However, this changes quickly as soon as they get math lessons.
Boys and girls entering primary education have similar math skills at the beginning of schooling and, however, it has been shown that as time goes by, a difference develops in favour of boys who influence their performance and participation in class and who do not have their classmates. This phenomenon, known as the gender gap in mathematics, appears around six years old and is attributed to cultural stereotypes and educational practices that ca…
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