1. A2 Sociology- Why do girls do better academically than boys?
Increased involvement of coursework in Gcse's, a levels and GNVQ's, has become an advantage to girls, because good organisational skills are required for coursework and so this generally leads to girls achieving more than boys on not only the coursework aspect, but also on the overall grades for subjects. ... Girls tend to choose the art subjects like English Literature, Textiles, History, Foreign Languages and Sociology while boys opt for technology related subjects, e.g. the sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Information Technology and Design and Technology. ...
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