Girls better than boys at school
NZPA staff correspondent London Girls in Britain read more than boys, write better, and do better in O-level examinations (the British equivalent of School Certificate), say two reports by educational authorities just published. The Inner London Education Authority reported that girls do better in almost every subject — they are more likely to pass five or more exams and to gain higher grades. And a national survey of reading and writing among 11 and 15-year-olds by the Department of Education’s assessment of performance unit found girls more proficient than boys among 9000 pupils. The report also reveals that 15-year-olds are not as keen on reading as 11-year-olds. “As far as it is possible to compare, 11-year-olds read for pleasure whilst 15-year-
olds read for self-improve-ment,” the report said. The report attributes this to the older pupils having to study just a narrow selection of books in school, and the form this study takes. The London report says it makes no difference to results whether children attend single-sex or mixed schools.
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