Widening difference in Maths learning outcome among girls and boys: NAS survey.

May 30, 2022

The National Achievement Survey (NAS) conducted by the Ministry of Education has found there is a widening difference in mathematics learning outcomes among girls and boys as they reach higher classes.
The survey found that girls and boys begin at an almost level playing field in mathematics but by the time they reach high school, there is already a gap in learning outcomes which becomes even wider by class 12 when boys significantly outperform girls in the subject.
In class 10, this gap is most stark and the national scores reflect that girls are at 216 and boys at 219.
The NAS covered government, government-aided and private schools. The achievement tests along with the questionnaires — pupil questionnaire, teacher questionnaire and school questionnaire — were developed and translated in 22 different languages by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).