Chile's Third Edition Times 654381October 8 reported that in the past, it was generally believed that girls were not as good as boys in math learning. Nowadays, according to a global survey conducted by Villanova University in the United States, the ability of girls to learn mathematics is equal to that of boys.

With the same motivation, girls can get as good math scores as boys.

According to an article published in the American Psychological Bulletin, boys usually do slightly better in math than girls, but this is mainly because they are more confident, and they think math is of great significance to their future career.

Researchers at Villanova University said they studied the scores of nearly 500,000 students in 69 countries.

They obtained the scores of 493,000 students aged between 65,438+04 and 65,438+06 from two international learning assessment projects, namely, the International Survey of Achievement Trends in Mathematics and Science Education and the International Student Assessment Program.

Researchers say that the old view that girls are not as good as boys in math learning is obviously contrary to scientific data. The results show that if you get the same help, and there are female role models around you, then girls can get as good math results as boys.

Although there is a slight gap between boys and girls, the size of this gap will change obviously according to the situation of each country.

Women's status and living standards in society may have an important impact on girls' math scores. If women in a country can be independent in the field of science and technology, then female students in that country may be more confident and have better mathematical operation ability.

Italian scientists reached a similar conclusion two years ago. If women in a country can be treated equally in society, then female students in that country will do better in math.