Girls routinely get better grades than boys in class - and researchers think they know why

Why do teachers give girls higher marks than boys? Italian researchers have the answer

Girls are routinely being given more generous grades than boys with the same academic competences, a new study of tens of thousands of pupils and their teachers concludes.

Girls' better grades than boys 'may be down to teacher bias'

Study found that anonymised marking affected gap between the two sexes

Girls routinely get better grades than boys in class - and researchers think they know why

Teachers may unwittingly reward students exhibiting traditionally female behaviour, such as quietness and neatness, which makes life easier for the teachers, the researchers suggest.

Why do teachers give girls higher marks than boys? Italian researchers have the answer

Girls are routinely being given more generous grades than boys with the same academic competences, a new study of tens of thousands of pupils and their teachers concludes.

‘Neater’ girls get more generous marks than boys

Teachers tend to give girls higher grades than boys because they find them to be better behaved, neater and easier to teach, a study suggests.Researchers from

Teachers Are Hard-Wired To Give Girls Better Grades, Study Says

The size of the gap is considerable and could have significant long-term consequences, both on college admission and employment prospects, researchers say.