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Are boys better than girls in mathematics, because of left brain dominance? The concept of left brain and right brain thinking developed from the research in the late 1960s by an American neurosurgeon Roger W Sperry. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1981. I came across a variation of this theory (which Ill call the gender theory) in the late 1970s. The gender theory was put forward as a means of explaining why at that time, boys out - performed girls in the field of mathematics. The left brain/ right brain theory says that the left side of the brain is logical, analytical and objective. The gender theory says that this "masculine" side of the brain is assertive, aggressive and authoritative The left brain/ right brain theory says that the right side of the brain is random, emotional, spontaneous, and subjective. The gender theory says that this "feminine" side of the brain is emotional, passive, creative and holistic The gender theory then says that dominant side of boys brains is the left side, hence their mathematical skills are better. Behavioural psychologists set out to prove or disprove this gender theory by measuring passive/ aggressive tendencies. There were a lot of dodgy psychological experiments performed. Animal psychologists fed chickens male hormones and measured the increased peck rate. Other psychologists worked with small babies. It was found for example, that when a researcher blew on the babys face while it was lying in the pram, a girl baby would turn over and go back to sleep, whereas a boy baby would react in a more belligerent manner, perhaps giving the psychologist a whack with his rattle. Psychologists applied a standard statistical test (5% significance level) to prove the theory, even though they had a minimal knowledge of statistics. However, it was found that aggressive/ passive behaviour is much more influenced by sexual stereotyping. In an experiment conducted with a small boy aged about 3 years old, a female carer was told to look after him. When he was dressed as a boy, the carer played more active/ rougher games, such as kicking a ball, with him. When the same boy was dressed as a girl, a carer sat the girl on her lap and used a doll to play with her. This illustrates that a boy is conditioned to be aggressive, and a girl is conditioned to be passive. So is there any truth in the left/ right brain theory and the gender theory? In my experience as a mathematics teacher, Ive found that boys tend to solve mathematical problems in a more aggressive manner, and will try different approaches if one method fails. Girls tend to be more passive in their problem solving. Quite often a girl will start to use the correct method, but abandon her solution through a lack of confidence when the going gets slightly more difficult. I tend to use intuition quite a lot to solve mathematical problems, especially the more difficult ones. Thats on the right side of the brain I think?
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