We extend the analysis of early-emerging gender differences in academic achievement to include both (objective) test … favoring girls, and that the misalignment of grades and test scores can be linked to gender differences in non … strongest evidence of a gender gap appearing among whites. However, boys in all racial categories across all subject areas are …

This paper assesses the effect of teachers on the gender gap in student test scores. It combines different empirical … and reading gender gaps. We use rich administrative data from Chile, that allows us to follow teachers through different … reduce the gender gap in math by 16.9%. The reduction in the math gender gap is greater in voucher schools (16.1%), among …

This paper analyzes gender bias in teaching in low-performing schools in Chile. To carry out the analyses, the authors … teachers' actions that resulted in less attention to female students. Gender bias had an even greater effect in classrooms … Classroom Assessment Scoring System, or CLASS) show a larger gender bias. Greater gender bias is also correlated with lower …