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Francis found that whilst boys got more attention they were disaplined more harshly and felt picked on by teachers
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| I don't appriciate your boisterous behaviour! | |
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| It wasn't just me Sarah done it too. | |
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French analysied classroom interation and found that boys and girls recieved the same amount of academic attention however boys only recieved more attention because they recieved more warnings.
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| It's so unfair that you got to go on that trip and i didn't. | |
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| The only reason you didn't get to go was because you threw a waterballoon at the teacher. | |
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Swann found gender differences in communication style. Boys dominate in class discusions whereas girls prefer pair work. This may explain why teachers respond more posatively to girls.
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| I know the answer miss pick me! | |
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| can't we do pair work instead? I find it easier. | |
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