Research showed that in the past, gender played a significant role in learning mathematics for the following reasons, except for:
a. Teachers tended to call on boys more than girls in class discussions.
b. Parents tended to attribute boys’ achievement to natural talent.
c. Teachers tended to praise girls more frequently than boys in class discussion.
d. Girls in middle school downplayed their interest in mathematics in part because of the negative effects of boys’ derogatory remarks about girls’ mathematical capabilities.
ANSWER:
c
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