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Topic	Potential educators dumb down science more when trying to educate girls
P4wn4g3 10/10/18 8:02:43 PM #80:	Funbazooka posted... https://www.businessinsider.com/oxford-university-gives-students-extra-time-to-finish-exams-2018-1/ The University of Oxford has added extra time to maths and computer science exams because female students aren't performing as well as their male counterparts. Students sitting maths and computer science exams last summer were given an extra 15 minutes to complete their papers because "female candidates might be more likely to be adversely affected by time pressure," according to a decision seen by The Daily Telegraph. The number of male students achieving first-class degrees was double that of women before the change was made, the Telegraph reported. As a result, the department changed the goal posts in an attempt to help female students achieve better grades. sigh OK well that's blatantly sexist. --- 7D ChessMaster of Dark Aether https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/851-dark-aether <cite>P4wn4g3 posted [p:910316560] in Potential ... [t:77084818]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funbazooka posted...</cite> <quote> https://www.businessinsider.com/oxford-university-gives-students-extra-time-to-finish-exams-2018-1/ The University of Oxford has added extra time to maths and computer science exams because female students aren't performing as well as their male counterparts. Students sitting maths and computer science exams last summer were given an extra 15 minutes to complete their papers because "female candidates might be more likely to be adversely affected by time pressure," according to a decision seen by The Daily Telegraph. The number of male students achieving first-class degrees was double that of women before the change was made, the Telegraph reported. As a result, the department changed the goal posts in an attempt to help female students achieve better grades.</quote> sigh OK well that's blatantly sexist. --- 7D ChessMaster of Dark Aether https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/851-dark-aether</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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