Abstract
Gender differences in teacher ratings of academic performance, social skills, and externalizing behavior were examined from fourth through seventh grade in a group of 1,023 students from 65 primary schools. Cohen’s d and t tests and were used to report the magnitude of gender differences, and structural equation modeling was used to evaluate cross-domain influences in latent cascade models. Girls received significantly more positive teacher ratings than boys, but the differences leveled more out in the social and behavioral domain than in the academic. Teacher assessments of academic performance predicted future social skills to a larger extent than vice versa for both genders.
Highlights
Gender differences in teacher ratings of academic performance, social skills, and externalizing behavior were examined from fourth through seventh grade in a group of 1,023 students from 65 primary schools
The first research question dealt with gender differences in teacher assessments of academic achievement, in reading and mathematics, in social competence, and externalizing behavior
The gender differences in social skills and externalizing behavior was generally higher than the gender differences in academic achievement
Summary
Gender differences in teacher ratings of academic performance, social skills, and externalizing behavior were examined from fourth through seventh grade in a group of 1,023 students from 65 primary schools. Gender differences in the relationships between school performance, social skills and behavioral problems, has received increased attention. Whether these are different for girls and boys. Of particular interest to this study is the identification of changes in teacher perceptions of gender differences in academic performance across fourth to seventh grade, and the mutual relationships between teacher assessments of academic achievement, social skills, and externalizing behavior in boys and girls. The few that examines how gender differences develop in the same group of students from fourth through seventh grade
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