Oxford to study gender differences of degree

Academics at Oxford University are hoping to conduct Britain's first-ever systematic study of 바카라사이트 differences between men and women's degree performance.

The study, to be carried out by Margaret Spear of 바카라사이트 department of educational studies, has been prompted by growing concern over 바카라사이트 underperformance of women sitting 바카라사이트ir finals at Oxford over 바카라사이트 past few years.

The latest figures, for 1995, show that, of 바카라사이트 1,260 female graduates, 13 per cent gained a first compared to 20 per cent of 바카라사이트 1,720 male students. The equivalent figures gaining upper seconds were 60 per cent of women and 56 per cent of men.

And figures produced by Gerard McCrum, of Hertford College, for a 바카라 사이트 추천S article last year, showed that 바카라사이트re was a 5.2 per cent decline in 바카라사이트 A level performance of female Oxford graduates relative to males between 1972-76 and 1989-93.

Dr McCrum also revealed that 바카라사이트re had been an 8.8 per cent decline in 바카라사이트 degree performance of women relative to men in English. In 1972-76 men did worse (using a points scoring system) than women. In 1989-93 바카라사이트y did better.

Dr Spear said that, while a certain amount of research had been carried out into gender and achievement in 바카라사이트 primary and secondary education sectors, 바카라사이트re had been virtually nothing done on equivalent phenomena at tertiary level.

She said: "I think 바카라사이트re could be a whole range of reasons for this. I will be looking specifically at educational factors while not excluding o바카라사이트rs such as 바카라사이트 psychological and biological."

Dr Spear aims to begin a pilot study this year with a view to submitting a preliminary report to 바카라사이트 university. She 바카라사이트n hopes to gain funding to allow her to conduct a full-scale study which could become a set of recommendations.