Technical Appendix for: Boys Regain the Advantage in Middle School STEM Skills--Post-COVID Trends in Gender Achievement Gaps. Technical Brief
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| Title: | Technical Appendix for: Boys Regain the Advantage in Middle School STEM Skills--Post-COVID Trends in Gender Achievement Gaps. Technical Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Megan Kuhfeld, Karyn Lewis, Gus Robinson, NWEA |
| Source: | NWEA. 2025. |
| Availability: | NWEA. 121 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR 97209. Tel: 503-624-1951; Fax: 503-639-7873; Web site: http://nwea.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 8 |
| Descriptors: | Middle School Students, STEM Education, Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, Equal Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Grade 8, Trend Analysis, Algebra, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Geographic Location |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Measures of Academic Progress |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this technical appendix is to more fully describe the sample, methods, and results of the research brief "Boys Regain the Advantage in Middle School STEM Skills: Post-COVID Trends in Gender Achievement Gaps." The authors investigated three research questions in this brief: (1) How have 8th grade gender gaps in STEM subjects changed from 2019 to 2024 on the NAEP, TIMSS, and MAP Growth assessments?; (2) How have gender gaps on the MAP Growth assessment widened or narrowed among low- and high-performing students?; and (3) How have 8th grade Algebra 1 enrollment trends by gender changed from 2019 to 2024? |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED675251 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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