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Boys and girls tend to use different strategies to solve math problems, new research shows

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Among high school students and adults, ...
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Math Gender Bias Affects Kids By 5 Years Old, This Study Shows How It Starts

Math gender bias shows up in kids as young as 5, not only in how they view themselves, but in their response to adults ...
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Black Girls Love Math: Challenging gender and racial stereotypes

After two decades in the education system as a math teacher, principal and administrator, Atiyah Harmon noticed a problem: young Black girls in middle school were increasingly disinterested in ...
SFGate

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...