Abstract

CORREA FONNEGRA, Juan Byron. Academic Performance and Gender Differences in Colombia: An Analysis Based on the TIMMS 2007 Examination Results. Soc. Econ. [online]. 2016, n.30, pp.15-42. ISSN 1657-6357.

This article analyses the characteristics of the academic performance of Colombian students in mathematics. Based on information from the TIMSS 2007 test evaluates the impact on performance gaps between men and women in the fourth and eighth grades. The study reveals that in addition to innate conditions, there are two characteristics that affects mostly on academic performance: First, the student's family environment, which largely determines individual behavior and his interaction within society; second, the beliefs and the confidence that the student has in his ability and his effort in mathematics activities.

Keywords : gender differences; self-confidence; peer effect; endogenous effects; TIMSS.

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