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Why are girls out-performing boys at GCSE
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Introduction - Why are girls out-performing boys at GCSE? For my coursework, I am researching into why girls are generally doing better than boys when it comes to GCSEs, because I want to see if the subjects being taught are more intended for girls rather than boys meaning that the boys pay less attention. I feel rather strongly about this because being a girl I think that the current subjects taught in my school are more directed at girls and that they seem to listen more if the subject is interesting and directed towards something they like. One aim: Why are girls out-performing boys at GCSE? A Second aim: Is the reason to do with coursework? A Third aim: Are teachers stereotyping girls to be better than boys to begin with? This year's GCSE exam results, for more than 600,000 students, show that girls are still outstripping boys in almost every subject. Last year, boys...
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