PS>SK>It is incredible to me, that this widely touted "research fact" has 
een
PS>SK>investigated really only by one single research team, and that their
PS>SK>evidence and methods are in question. Perhaps this explains why I and
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PS>        It not really incredible to me that this research is being blown
PS>off.  Please keep in mind that I work in an elementary school.  During
PS>my reserch project( a two year study that measured interactive variables
PS>versus math computation abilities ) I found that the majority of chronic
PS>behavior problems were boys, the majority of remedial students were
PS>boys, and the minority of students in the gifted program were boys.
PS>Yet, the project revealed no statisical significance in learning growth
PS>between girls and boys.  This data is really weird, especially
PS>considering that the literature proved that girls generally are two
PS>years more mature than boys.
Hi Paul,
I'm sorry, but I don't understand how you message adresses my comments.
I guess you find the "research proven fact" that teachers call on boys
more frequently than girls to be true and supported by your own
experiences? I don't connect the statement "teachers call on boys more
frequently than girls" to have anything to do with discipline. Hmm.
Maybe I'd have to go back and read that study to be certain what it
refers to. The only problem is, that as (?) Dal Jensco indicated, the
study is no longer easily available. I think that a validly conducted
study without any holes in it wouldn't have disappeared like that.
As for your remarks about "data being wierd"...It sounds from your
description of your findings like the data is comletely in line with
girls being considered "more mature" than boys.
Sheila
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