Gap in math by gender. Case: university students from Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0239

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Higher education, Educational evaluation, Multiple choice test, Mathematical analysis

Abstract

The paper analyzes the gender gap in mathematics (quantitative reasoning) among Colombian university students, based on the results of the State higher education exit tests Saber Pro, 2018; including the regional factor. Based on a quantile modeling and a Juhn-Murphy-Pierce decomposition, the study identifies the existence and persistence of a gender gap in the evaluated area and differences between the Andean and Caribbean regions. The most remarkable points include: favouring men; importance of educational and institutional characteristics; importance of secondary mathematics (accounting for about 25% of the differential); widening of the gap in the highest quartiles; and regional heterogeneity of the gap, widened by gender-region interaction.

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Grace Angulo Pico, Universitaria Agustiniana (Uniagustiniana), Bogotá, Colombia

Grace Angulo Pico es magíster en Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo. Profesor- Investigador de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas de la Universitaria Agustiniana.

Menis Mercado Mejia, Universitaria Agustiniana (Uniagustiniana), Bogotá, Colombia

Menis Mercado Mejia es magíster en Gestión de la Innovación. Profesor-Investigador de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas de la Universitaria Agustiniana.

Marco Aguilera-Prado, Universitaria Agustiniana (Uniagustiniana), Bogotá, Colombia

Marco Aguilera-Prado es doctor en Ingeniería. Líder de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas de la Universitaria Agustiniana.

Mauricio Rincón Moreno, Universitaria Agustiniana (Uniagustiniana), Bogotá, Colombia

Mauricio Rincón Moreno es magíster en Administración. Director de Investigaciones, Universitaria Agustiniana.

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2023-05-12

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Angulo Pico, G., Mercado Mejia, M., Aguilera-Prado, M., & Rincón Moreno, M. (2023). Gap in math by gender. Case: university students from Colombia. Brazilian Journal of Population Studies, 40, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0239

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