Gender Bias in 11+ ?
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Gender Bias in 11+ ?
In practice significantly more girls than boys get into my local (mixed) grammar school each year. It sets NFER-type tests. Has anyone else noticed this (or an opposite) gender bias? Do different entrance tests produce different results?
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Hi Tips
They are the percentage pass rates, e.g. in 2008 30% of all boys taking the test passed, and 30% of all girls.
The raw numbers will depend on the gender split of the cohort in any given year, but in 2008, 1100 boys passed and 1072 girls. By contrast, in 2007, 1172 boys and 983 girls passed.
More boys than girls have passed the Bucks 11+ every year for the past 4 years.
S-A
They are the percentage pass rates, e.g. in 2008 30% of all boys taking the test passed, and 30% of all girls.
The raw numbers will depend on the gender split of the cohort in any given year, but in 2008, 1100 boys passed and 1072 girls. By contrast, in 2007, 1172 boys and 983 girls passed.
More boys than girls have passed the Bucks 11+ every year for the past 4 years.
S-A
Thanks Sally-Anne!
I wonder if the tests are more boy friendly because they don't require a huge amount of written content which, in my opinion, girls tend to be better at. On the whole I think that boys tend to do better in exams anyway, and girls produce better coursework. There are always those who don't fit that mould however - including me!
I wonder if the tests are more boy friendly because they don't require a huge amount of written content which, in my opinion, girls tend to be better at. On the whole I think that boys tend to do better in exams anyway, and girls produce better coursework. There are always those who don't fit that mould however - including me!
I find the Bucks figures amazing....I have barked up this tree before....how do we Bucks folks manage to produce exactly the right amount of little darlings to pass the 11+ and fill the GS spaces every year.
Other than a slight blip in 2008 when 190 more boys passed the 11+ than girls it always seems to be just the right balance - (each class in my DS's Yr 8 is virtually split 50/50 boys and girls, give or take.)
I want love to get into the Bucks 'inner sanctum' and see how from 5,000-odd children they whittle it down to find 30% to pass (every year) and then manage to get the right mix of boys and girls - amazing
Ambridge x
Other than a slight blip in 2008 when 190 more boys passed the 11+ than girls it always seems to be just the right balance - (each class in my DS's Yr 8 is virtually split 50/50 boys and girls, give or take.)
I want love to get into the Bucks 'inner sanctum' and see how from 5,000-odd children they whittle it down to find 30% to pass (every year) and then manage to get the right mix of boys and girls - amazing
Ambridge x