Gender Bias in Teaching?An In-Depth Look at Teacher Bias in Math and Science Curriculums

By: Allie, Beth, Kevin, and Lauren

Table of Contents MythMythbustPersonal Experience

Myth

Science and Math Teachers are no Longer Biased Toward Their Male Students

FALSE

Live Science Says…Biases Persist in Science and Mathematic

Classrooms

Example:“A teacher will often help a boy do an experiment by

explaining how to do it, while when a girl asks for assistance, the teacher will often simply do the experiment, leaving the

girl to watch rather than do” Everyone Benefits Only When Teachers

Deliberately Involve Female Students

Live Science Suggests…Suggestions for Teachers to Eliminate

Gender Bias in the Classroom Make Sure Everyone in the Class is Called

on Over the Course of a Particular Lesson Ask a Question and Wait at Least Ten

Seconds Before Calling on any Student to Answer

Instructions Should be Inquiry Based and Hands On

Engage Students in Problem Solving as Cooperative Teams

Research Says…Biases Persist in Science and Mathematics

Classrooms Education Expert: Classroom Gender Bias Persists

By: Jill Goetz Gender Bias in Teaching

By: Kathryn Scantlebury Gender Bias in Education: Treating Boys and Girls

Differently at School By: Gale Thompson

Mathematical Thinking of Kindergarten Boys and Girls; Similar Achievement, Different Contributing Processes By: Pnina Klein, Ester Adi-Japha, and Simcha Hakak-Benizri

Research Suggests…Suggestions for Teachers to Eliminate

Gender Bias in the Classroom Education Expert: Classroom Gender Bias Persists

By: Jill Goetz Gender Bias in Teaching

By: Kathryn Scantlebury Gender Bias in Education: Treating Boys and Girls

Differently at School By: Gale Thompson

Mathematical Thinking of Kindergarten Boys and Girls; Similar Achievement, Different Contributing Processes By: Pnina Klein, Ester Adi-Japha, and Simcha Hakak-Benizri

On the Other Hand…Not Only are Teachers Biased

Towards their Students, but Students are also Biased Towards their

Teachers Unraveling Bias from Student

Evaluations of their High School Science Teachers

By: Geoff Potvin, Zahra Hazari, Robert Tai, and Philip Sadler

Gender Divided Classrooms?

Personal Experiences Kevin

Allie

Lauren

Beth

MythScience and Math Teachers are no Longer Biased Toward Their Male Students

BUSTED!