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US Math Teachers' Views on Student Performance

Female teacher in front of blackboard teaching math problems to middle school children sitting at desks

Dr. Joseph Cimpian and colleague published a news article in The Good Men Project and The 74th Million to learn more about how teachers explain students’ success and failure in math. This study surveyed 400 elementary and middle school math teachers across the US and found that teachers hold different views on why girls are good at math than they do for boys. 
 

Read the articles on The Good Men Project website or the The 74th Million website