Question

You are doing a project about the subjects that boys and girls study. Read the text below
and write a summary for your teacher.
Changes in Subject Choice
Before the 1980s in the UK, boys and girls pursued distinct educational courses Boys
were encouraged to study masculine orientated subjects such as woodwork, metal
work and science, while girls were encouraged to pursue subjects preparing them for
roles as wife and mother or for work in office based jobs - cookery, needlework and
vocational courses involving typing
The introduction of the 1988 National Curriculum meant that all students had to
study the foundation subjects of maths English and science and ſewer optional
subjects were offered. Regardless of gender, ethnicity or social dass, all students
attending a school were basically offered the same subjects up to the age of 16.
Despite this legal requirement, the pattems of subject choice with pre-16
qualifications remained stable, with boys being more likely to study physics, maths
and technology-related subjects and girls being more likely to select modem
languages, sodal sciences and biology. However, in recent years there has been a
marginal shift in subject choice and the gender divide is beginning to diminish.
Research has suggested that boys find maths and science subjects easier, possibly
because of their ability to acquire facts and figures. Boys tend to perform more
successfully at multiple-choice questions. On the other hand, girls may find studying
itself a more comfortable activity. They may be able to pay attention to the teacher
for longer periods of time and be more advantaged by coursework which requires
careful planning over time These conclusions could be related to the view that males
and females perform different roles in sodely. These differences may be inbuilt, i.e.
due to biological factors.
However, perceptions about subjects do exist and subject choice wil unquestionably
be influenced by these. Some subjects are regarded as more masculine than others
le.g. maths and computing), while others are perceived as being more feminine leg.
biology and social sciences). Science in particular, has been described as a patriarchal
subject, which is dominated by males and aimed specifically at males.
Parents now assume that their daughters will have the same educational
opportunities as their sons. Thirty years
ago women had fewer opportunities in
the workplace and the role of provider was an expectation for men. This has now
changed and could be a result of society becoming more focused on ability rather
than gender
This may also explain the slight changes in subject choice in recent years. As
gender identities are now more flexible, young men and young women can follow
their chosen educational path with greater ease. Nowadays it is more common
for a woman to work in the construction industry or a man to work in the catering
industry and this may be due to subject choice being more fluid and less constrained
than in the past

In your summary you must
. give two ways in which education changed due to the National Curriculum
.give two academic differences between girls and boys
.state how study and work options changed for women. ​

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