Francisco Meneses, Lorena Ortega, Danilo Kuzmanic, Juan Pablo Valenzuela
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In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic widened pre-existing gaps in educational outcomes. This study estimates the differential effect of the pandemic on girls' and boys' mathematics achievement progress from Grades 6–10 in Chile, where extended school closures took place. To this end, we analyzed data from a national standardized test (N = 415,046 students) using multilevel models. The gender gap in mathematics achievement gains increased significantly to the detriment of girls during the pandemic. The widening of the gap was larger in high-SES schools. These findings underscore the gendered nuances of socioeconomic advantage within the Chilean school system.
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The purpose of the International Journal of Educational Development is to foster critical debate about the role that education plays in development. IJED seeks both to develop new theoretical insights into the education-development relationship and new understandings of the extent and nature of educational change in diverse settings. It stresses the importance of understanding the interplay of local, national, regional and global contexts and dynamics in shaping education and development. Orthodox notions of development as being about growth, industrialisation or poverty reduction are increasingly questioned. There are competing accounts that stress the human dimensions of development.
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