Gendered achievement patterns in undergraduate education: evidence from a bachelor’s program
Responding to the broader call for transparency and accessibility in educational data analysis, this research note presents a concise descriptive analysis of cumulative grade distributions for male and female students across a decade. The objective of the research presented is to document persistence in gender difference in student performance at a bachelor’s program in pedagogy over time. Spanning a decade, the descriptive analysis highlights persistent differences between male and female students in cumulative grade distribution. Across the entire grade scale, the cumulative grade distribution for students indicates systematically higher grades among females and reflects a higher concentration of top grades among female candidates.
Authors
- Marius Ole Johansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-9048)
- Helene Marie Kjærgård Eide
- Kjersti Elisabet Lea
Institutions
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Research Notes
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-026-07788-5
- Primary Topic
- School Choice and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00