US math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
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by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker and Joseph Cimpian, The Conversation
Teachers report thinking that if girls do better in math than boys, it is probably because of their innate ability and effort. But they also report that when boys do well in math, it is more likely due to parental support and society's higher expectations for their success.
That's what we discovered from 400 elementary and middle school math teachers we surveyed across the country for our new study. The purpose of the study was to learn more about how teachers explain students' success and failure in math.
We found that the variation in views among educators is not limited to the gender of students. Teachers also hold contrasting views about math performance when it comes to students' race and ethnicity, our study found.
