• Medientyp: E-Book; Bericht
  • Titel: Tackling the Gender Gap in Mathematics with Active Learning Methodologies
  • Beteiligte: Di Tommaso, Maria Laura [VerfasserIn]; Contini, Dalit [VerfasserIn]; De Rosa, Dalila [VerfasserIn]; Ferrara, Francesca [VerfasserIn]; Piazzalunga, Daniela [VerfasserIn]; Robutti, Ornella [VerfasserIn]
  • Erschienen: Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 2021
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Schlagwörter: mathematics ; randomized controlled trial ; primary school ; active learning ; C93 ; gender gap ; J16 ; I24 ; school achievement ; I21 ; teaching methodologies
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  • Beschreibung: We implement a teaching methodology aimed at improving primary school children's mathematical skills. The methodology, grounded in active and cooperative learning, focuses on peer interaction, sharing of ideas, learning from mistakes, and problem solving. We evaluate the causal effect of the intervention on the gender gap in mathematics in Italy with a randomized controlled trial. The treatment significantly improves girls' math performance (0.14 s.d.), with no impact on boys, and reduces the math gender gap by more than 40%. The effect is stronger for girls with high pre-test scores.
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