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Stereotype threat, gender and mathematics attainment: A conceptual replication of Stricker & Ward

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  • Matthew Inglis
  • Steven O’Hagan

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Stereotype threat has been proposed as one cause of gender differences in post-compulsory mathematics participation. Danaher and Crandall argued, based on a study conducted by Stricker and Ward, that enquiring about a student’s gender after they had finished a test, rather than before, would reduce stereotype threat and therefore increase the attainment of women students. Making such a change, they argued, could lead to nearly 5000 more women receiving AP Calculus AB credit per year. We conducted a preregistered conceptual replication of Stricker and Ward’s study in the context of the UK Mathematics Trust’s Junior Mathematical Challenge, finding no evidence of this stereotype threat effect. We conclude that the ‘silver bullet’ intervention of relocating demographic questions on test answer sheets is unlikely to provide an effective solution to systemic gender inequalities in mathematics education.

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  • Matthew Inglis & Steven O’Hagan, 2022. "Stereotype threat, gender and mathematics attainment: A conceptual replication of Stricker & Ward," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(5), pages 1-12, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0267699
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267699
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