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Student gender stereotypes: contrasting the perceived maleness and femaleness of mathematics and language

Plante, Isabelle, Théorêt, Manon, Favreau, Olga Eizner·2009·Educational Psychology
DOI 10.1080/01443410902971500
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gender stereotypes endorsed by elementary and high school students regarding mathematics and language. We developed a questionnaire allowing students to rate mathematics and language as either male or female domains and administered it to a sample of 984 elementary and high school French‐speaking Canadian students (Grades 6, 8, and 10). Results showed that, with the exception of Grade 6 boys, students did not believe that mathematics was a male domain, or even conceived of mathematics as a predominantly female domain, suggesting that the traditional stereotype favouring boys in mathematics might have changed over the past few years. Moreover, language was clearly viewed as a female domain. Overall, our findings suggest that boys seem to be in need of encouragement in school, especially regarding language, where the advantage given to girls is particularly salient.

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Authors
Plante, I., Théorêt, M., & Favreau, O. E.
Affiliations
Université de Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author
Plante, Isabelle
ORCID
Plante, Isabelle
Venue
Educational Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-07
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
385-405
ISSN
  • 0144-3410 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-5820
DOI
10.1080/01443410902971500
OpenAlex
W2008262535
Cited by
91
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FWCI
2.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Educational Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Career Development and Diversity
Keywords
gender stereotypes, mathematics, language, elementary school students, high school students, gender differences in academic achievement

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Plante, I., Théorêt, M., & Favreau, O. E. (2009). Student gender stereotypes: contrasting the perceived maleness and femaleness of mathematics and language. Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410902971500