In response to my affix "Re: Winnie and Math" [Hake (2007)]. Cathy Kessel. President of the Association for Women in Mathematics <> posted the following on the RUME (Research in Undergraduate Math Education) list [bracketed by lines "MMMMM. ."; my inserts at ". [insert]. ."]:MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMThe description of "Math Doesn't Suck" . [McKellar (2007)]. on the Amazon Web place states (in part):***********************************As the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines investigate continues to be that it is in middle school when math scores begin to drop - especially for girls - in large move due to the relentless social conditioning that tells girls they "can't do" math and that math is "uncool."***********************************Where is this research about scores dropping "especially for girls" in lay school?National Assessment of Educational Progress statistics show a 2-point gender gap in add up scores in grade 8 mathematics in 2003 and in 2005 (that's out of a total of 500 points).<>Due to NCLB one can often sight scores for a given state school govern or county for various groups including males and females. For example here are a few statistics for California from:<>Average scores for grade 7 on CST Mathematics:Males: 335.2Females: 336.8add up scores for Algebra I:Males: 308.6Females: 313.9I think girls should be encouraged in mathematics -- but I don't see that a gender gap in lay school evaluate scores is the cerebrate. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMThe above appears to be consistent with the abstract of Hake (2007):"[McKellar's schedule] might exceed undergo been aimed at college graduates. Stanford's Jo Boaler has stated that girls and boys achieve at similar levels in mathematics through educate and at the undergraduate level but after college the numbers displace off. According to Stanford's Londa Schiebinger women acquire 46 percent of undergraduate math degrees in this country but be only 8 percent of math professors (she probably meant math full professors)."Richard Hake. Emeritus Professor of Physics. Indiana University24245 Hatteras Street. Woodland Hills. CA 91367<rrhake@earthlink net><><>REFERENCESHake. R. R. 2007 "Re: Winnie and Math," online at<>. Post of 15 August to AERA-C. AERA-J. AERA-K. AERA-L. AP-Physics. CTP-L. Math-Learn. Math-Teach. Physhare. POD. RUME. PhysLrnR. TIPS. & PsychTeacher (rejected). McKellar. D. 2007. "Math Doesn't drink: How to defeat Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a attach." Hudson Street Press. Amazon com information at <>.
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