Penulis : Hazlina Abdullah

Harga : RM 45.00

ISBN: 9786297636009

Tahun terbitan : 2024

Muka Surat : 110 m/s

Mars Versus Venus: A Glance into the Literacy Performance Among Malaysian Primary Boys and Girls presents five chapters which altogether discuss the differences in academic achievement between boys and girls, specifically in literacy. Due to numerous statistics showing that girls fare better at school compared to boys, the publication of this book is believed to be beneficial and timely, as well as a worthy issue to be explored from a renewed and fresh perspective. The issue of boys' underachievement labeled as "failing boys", "boy crisis", "boy gap" and "boys underachievement" is a serious concern as highlighted in the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025. Indeed, it is imperative to uncover the reasons for boys' underachievement and find ways to ensure boys are engaged in education so that they become precious sources of human capital to avoid many cohorts of lost boys. Through the description and discussion regarding the issue raised, it is hoped that this book successfully brings readers into the exploration of literacy achievement of primary school students and offers possible reasons alongside suggestions on the gendered pattern of literacy performance in Malaysia.