The theme of perceived difficulty in mathematics is current, but it has only been considered in the last few years. This study aims to highlight gender differences in relation to perceived difficulty of a mathematical task, and factors influencing it. Italy is one of the countries with the largest gender gap in mathematics, hence there is the interest in analysing perceived difficulty considering it as a key to better understand. We started considering as a benchmark the nationwide quantitative analysis of gender gaps in two INVALSI tasks, characterized by different gender gap levels. Then, we link students’ perceived difficulty to these two tasks, analysing qualitatively the differences between boys’ and girls’ perception. Preliminary findings point out that girls’ perception is mainly related to personal consideration.
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RELATION TO PERCEIVED DIFFICULTY OF A MATHEMATICAL TASK
Spagnolo Camilla
2024
Abstract
The theme of perceived difficulty in mathematics is current, but it has only been considered in the last few years. This study aims to highlight gender differences in relation to perceived difficulty of a mathematical task, and factors influencing it. Italy is one of the countries with the largest gender gap in mathematics, hence there is the interest in analysing perceived difficulty considering it as a key to better understand. We started considering as a benchmark the nationwide quantitative analysis of gender gaps in two INVALSI tasks, characterized by different gender gap levels. Then, we link students’ perceived difficulty to these two tasks, analysing qualitatively the differences between boys’ and girls’ perception. Preliminary findings point out that girls’ perception is mainly related to personal consideration.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
