PSYB30H3 Lecture 8: Lecture 8.docx
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Article boys falling behind in school: more likely disengaged 15 year old boys are more likely to say school is easte of time and less likely say that trying hard is important. Their attendance is not as good as girls more likely to skip or be late: gender gap on doing homework boys spend less time doing homework, regardless of workload. On average in north america, girls do 5. 5 hours/week of homework, while boys do 4. 5 hours/week. However, boys do better in science/math in general: spending time on games + internet boys spend more time on games while girls hardly play. Standardized tests on the computer are scored better by boys than girls. Games help them for computer-based assessments: reading habits girls are more likely to read than boys. Boys prefer to read comic books and newspapers. Girls are willing to read anything for leisure: lower aspiration in careers girls has more expectations and ambition for higher status jobs.
