Abstract

LOPES, TERESA  and  PRECIOSO, JOSÉ. FAILURE OF MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS IN THE BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY EXAM: STUDY WITH TEACHERS. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2021, vol.32, e06848.  Epub Nov 01, 2021. ISSN 1984-932X.  https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v32.6848.

Failure in the Biology and Geology exam in Portugal is very high and has significant impacts on further studies. This qualitative research aimed to investigate: 1) the perceptions of teachers about the causes of failure in the exam as a function of gender; 2) opinions about the test characteristics; 3) measures to promote success. Data were collected through semi-directed interviews with 15 teachers who attribute the failure to the exam itself, its characteristics and students’ difficulties. To promote success, they suggest measures such as: reducing the subject syllabus and adapting the level of difficulty of the test to the students’ capacity. Male teachers seem to be more concerned about boys’ failure.

Keywords : ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT; EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT; EXAM; GENDER.

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