Which of these isn't an external factor of the improvement in girls achievement?
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The impact of feminism
Changes in law
Changes in the family
Girls changing ambitions and perceptions
Question 2
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The impact of feminism:
Since 1960's feminism challenged traditional stereotypes of a women's role as a Mother and a Housewife in a patriarchal family.
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True
False
Question 3
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Changes in the family:
What are THREE of the major changes to the family in the last 30 years?
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Increase in divorce rate
Increase in Cohabitation
Increase in lone-parent families
Racism
Laws
Question 4
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Changes in women's employment:
There have been some important changes to women's jobs in the recent years.
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True
False
Question 5
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Girl's changing ambition:
Sue Sharpe compered results of interviews she carried out with girls in TWO different periods, what were they?
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1970's
1990's
1980's
2000's
1975
Question 6
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Internal factors include which 6 out of the following?
Answer
Equal opportunities policies
Positive role models in schools
GCSE & coursework
Teacher attention
Challenging stereotypes in the curriculum
Selection and league tables
Racism
Girl's changing ambitions and perceptions
Question 7
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Equal opportunities policies:
The belief that boys and girls should have the same opportunities in school are now part of mainstream thinking
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True
False
Question 8
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Positive role models in school:
In recent years the proportion of female teachers and female head-teachers has decreased
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True
False
Question 9
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GCSE & Coursework:
What did Mitsos and Browne argue?
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That girls are more successful in coursework because they are organised.
That boys are most likely to succeed, they have more help to achieve.
Question 10
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Teacher attention:
Research suggests that teachers respond more positively to boys than girls
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True
False
Question 11
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Teacher attention:
Why do teachers respond to girls better than boys?