Introduction
“Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus.” This phrase has some definite meaning to it, symbolizing that men and women are indeed different in many ways. There has been an ongoing debate on whether the male and the female cognitive characteristics shape their relative attitude about success. This is an interesting area of study to note on which previous researches have been carried out to observe how gender happens to shape the various cognitive skills – and with regard to this, then set out to conclude how these gender disparities may affect the way both genders perform various tasks. A generally accepted fact remains that the quality of education received from schools and universities does play a definite role in the student’s
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The reasons for this, and many other factors which contribute to varied cognitive performances between the two genders will be discussed further. But before we can embark on that, an acknowledgement of the comprehensive literature review on these studies is vital, as mentioned in the next section.
Literature Review on Cognitive Studies in Gender
“In order to clarify and update the theoretical frameworks guiding the inquiry into gender differences in literacy learning, a review of previous research examining these differences in academic achievement, with a focus on reading, is required. We begin with a brief, general review of gender differences in achievement, followed by a more focused look at the literature on gender differences in reading performance. From there, we will examine the literature on gender differences in reading by students at the ends of the distribution (that is, those who are especially high- or low-scoring), as well as those considered to have learning or reading disabilities. From there, research-supported methods of addressing the issue of gender differences in reading will be discussed: school environment, motivation, and cognitive processes. Gender Differences in Achievement Gender differences in achievement have been widely