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- Title: Conducting a Mathematics Camp for Girls & Other Mathematics Enthusiasts.
- Author : Australian Mathematics Teacher
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 197 KB
Description
Throughout much of the world, boys continue to outscore girls on standardised mathematics tests. For example, in most of the 57 countries that participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006, boys' performance was significantly higher than girls on the mathematics scale (see www.pisa.oecd.org). This fact alone can harm girls' opportunities for competitive scholarships and entry into top colleges, attitudes toward the subject matter and themselves, and participation in mathematics-oriented occupations (e.g., Coombes, 2003). Intervention programs are equitable measures for addressing the needs of special populations. They can have successful results in bolstering the knowledge, dispositions, and participation of underrepresented groups in domains in which they are marginalised (e.g., Mawasha, Lam, Vesalo, Leitch & Rice, 2001; Wiest, 2004). In its Equity Principle, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2000) states that "some students may need further assistance to meet high mathematics expectations" and "may need additional resources, such as after-school programs" (p. 13).