Shandra teaches Algebra 2 and has always felt that male students received unfair advantages in mathematics and science courses based on their gender. She makes a point of only calling on female students in her classes and refers questions from male students to other classroom male peers to collaboratively answer without her assistance. She may feel she is attempting to level the field for female students in math classes, but what is she contributing to a(n) ______.
a. cultural norm
b. stereotype
c. achievement gap
d. learning disability
c. achievement gap
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