Parents overestimate sonsβ maths skills more than daughtersβ, study finds
18 May 2024 at 03:00
Gender stereotypes at home may hamper female studentsβ ability to progress in the classroom, research suggests
Parents are more likely to overestimate maths ability in sons than daughters, according to research that suggests that gender stereotypes at home may hinder the progress of female students.
The findings, presented in a lecture at University College London this week, found that parents tend to be overconfident about their childrenβs academic performance in reading and maths regardless of gender. But, in maths, parents overestimated boysβ skills to a significantly greater extent.
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