Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design

Student performance at university is a strong determinant of individual decisions and future outcomes, most notably labour opportunities. Although published studies have found gender differences in student performance in response to pressure, little is known about such differences when university st...

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Autores: Montolio, Daniel, Taberner Llinàs, Pere Antoni
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Estudis de gènere
Rendiment acadèmic
Educació superior
Gender studies
Academic achievement
Higher education
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spelling Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental designMontolio, DanielTaberner Llinàs, Pere AntoniEstudis de gènereRendiment acadèmicEducació superiorGender studiesAcademic achievementHigher educationStudent performance at university is a strong determinant of individual decisions and future outcomes, most notably labour opportunities. Although published studies have found gender differences in student performance in response to pressure, little is known about such differences when university students respond to different levels of pressure, resulting from different stakes. Based on field data, this study aims to examine gender differences in student performance in response to different stakes when sitting multiple choice tests, a frequently employed exam format at university. To do so, the introduction of continuous assessment in the evaluation system of a university course allows us to exploit a unique quasi-experimental set up in which the same students take similar tests throughout the course but under different levels of pressure, i.e. facing different stakes. Exploiting individual student data in a panel data framework, we find that male students outperform their female counterparts when under high pressure. However, as the stakes faced decrease, the gender gap shrinks and even reverses in favour of female students at the lowest pressure scenario. We also analyse possible mechanisms responsible for the observed gender gap by studying whether students excel or choke under pressure depending on their gender, and by studying gender differences when omitting questions on multiple choice tests.Elsevier B.V.2022202220212022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion26 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/184024Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.09.021Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, vol. 191, p. 1065-1090https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.09.021cc-by-nc-nd (c) Montolio et al., 2021https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1840242026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
title Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
spellingShingle Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
Montolio, Daniel
Estudis de gènere
Rendiment acadèmic
Educació superior
Gender studies
Academic achievement
Higher education
title_short Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
title_full Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
title_fullStr Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
title_sort Gender differences under test pressure and their impact on academic performance: A quasi-experimental design
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Montolio, Daniel
Taberner Llinàs, Pere Antoni
author Montolio, Daniel
author_facet Montolio, Daniel
Taberner Llinàs, Pere Antoni
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Estudis de gènere
Rendiment acadèmic
Educació superior
Gender studies
Academic achievement
Higher education
topic Estudis de gènere
Rendiment acadèmic
Educació superior
Gender studies
Academic achievement
Higher education
description Student performance at university is a strong determinant of individual decisions and future outcomes, most notably labour opportunities. Although published studies have found gender differences in student performance in response to pressure, little is known about such differences when university students respond to different levels of pressure, resulting from different stakes. Based on field data, this study aims to examine gender differences in student performance in response to different stakes when sitting multiple choice tests, a frequently employed exam format at university. To do so, the introduction of continuous assessment in the evaluation system of a university course allows us to exploit a unique quasi-experimental set up in which the same students take similar tests throughout the course but under different levels of pressure, i.e. facing different stakes. Exploiting individual student data in a panel data framework, we find that male students outperform their female counterparts when under high pressure. However, as the stakes faced decrease, the gender gap shrinks and even reverses in favour of female students at the lowest pressure scenario. We also analyse possible mechanisms responsible for the observed gender gap by studying whether students excel or choke under pressure depending on their gender, and by studying gender differences when omitting questions on multiple choice tests.
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