Making the grade but feeling distressed: gender differences in academic performance and internal distress

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Black, P and Dylan, W. (1998) Inside the Black Box, Raising standards through classroom assessment. London: King�s College.
A summary of this research can accessed at http://www.gtce.org.uk/research/standstudy.asp

Boaler, J. (1997) Experiencing School Mathematics: Teaching Styles, Sex and Setting. Buckingham: OU Press.
This research provides information about girls in top sets. Further reference to the experience of girls in setted classes is also presented in Boaler, J., Wiliam, D. and Brown, M. (2000) Experiences of ability groupings � disaffection, polarisation and the construction of failure. British Educational Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, pp.631-648. An online digest of this research is available.

Harlen, W. and Deakin Crick, R. (2002) A systematic review of the impact of summative assessment and tests on students' motivation for learning
This systematic review contains some information about girls and stress.

James, O. (2003) The Observer - Review: The trouble with girls, 1 June.

Macdonald, A. (1999) Institute of Physics Annual Congress - Press release, Is science for girls being sacrificed to political correctness? 13 April.

Mental Health Organisation, has an online publication listing many useful resources for teachers and schools.

Obeidallah, D. A. and Earls, F. J. (1999) National Institute of Justice, July.

Plourde, C. (2000) Mainely Girls' Special Report, Maine Girls: who are we and who we’re becoming. http://www.mainelygirls.org/reports/whoweare.html

Sukhnandan, L., Lee, B. and Kelleher, S. (2000) An investigation into gender differences in achievement, Phase 2: School and classroom strategies National Foundation for Educational Research.
For a summary of this work, see the GTC Research of the Month website

The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Mental Health and Growing Up, Factsheet 25, Depression in Children and Young People.

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