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Do boys and girls use computers differently, and does it contribute to why boys do worse in school than girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2015
the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476554
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Do boys and girls use computers differently, and does it contribute to why boys do worse in school than girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2015
the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309995
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Do boys and girls use computers differently, and does it contribute to why boys do worse in school than girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2015
the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317637
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Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys Do Worse in School than Girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2015
the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345364
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Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does it Contribute to why Boys Do Worse in School than Girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2015
the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388170
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Culture, feedback, and gender in education
Kinne, Lavinia - 2023
This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education … performance. Finally, chapter 5 presents new insights to gender gaps in adult cognitive skills, showing that they are highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014327355
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Do boys and girls use computers differently, and does it contribute to why boys do worse in school than girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 16 (2016) 1, pp. 59-96
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430158
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Differential performance in high vs. low stakes tests : evidence from the GRE test
Schlosser, Analia; Neeman, Zvika; Attali, Yigal - 2019
We study how different demographic groups respond to incentives by comparing their performance in "high" and "low" stakes situations. The high stakes situation is the GRE examination and the low stakes situation is a voluntary experimental section of the GRE. We find that Males exhibit a larger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011996241
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Good peers have asymmetric gendered effects on female educational outcomes : experimental evidence from Mexico
Busso, Matias; Frisancho Robles, Verónica - 2021
This study examines the gendered effects of early and sustained exposure to high-performing peers on female educational trajectories. Exploiting random allocation to classrooms within middle schools, we measure the effect of male and female high performers on girls' high school placement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012584602
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Tackling the gender gap in mathematics with active learning methodologies
Di Tommaso, Maria Laura; Contini, Dalit; De Rosa, Dalila; … - 2021
solving. We evaluate the causal effect of the intervention on the gender gap in mathematics in Italy with a randomized … the math gender gap by more than 40%. The effect is stronger for girls with high pre-test scores. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012593007