In this paper, we estimate the effect of primary school teachers' gender biases on boys' and girls' academic … teachers' biases favoring boys have an asymmetric effect by gender-- positive effect on boys' achievements and negative effect … on girls'. Such gender biases also impact students' enrollment in advanced level math courses in high school …

science and mathematics. One major class of explanations for these gaps involves the gender-based interactions between … matter is limited and contradictory. In this study, I present new empirical evidence on whether assignment to a same-gender … these data indicate that assignment to a same-gender teacher significantly improves the achievement of both girls and boys …

Gender disparities in academic performance may be driven in part by the interaction of teacher and student gender, but …

, particularly among girls and pupils of low socioeconomic background. Second, the use of classroom techniques that endow pupils with … across subgroups differentiated by gender and socioeconomic background. However, a second element of modern teaching …

The consequences of gender social and learning interactions in the classroom are of interest to parents, policy makers …, and researchers. However, little is known about gender peer effects in schools and their operational channels. In this … paper, we estimate the effects of classroom gender composition on scholastic achievements of boys and girls in Israeli …