The Relation between Teacher Gender and Student Academic Achievements: From the Perspective of Teacher-student Gender Matches

Abstract

According to existing research findings, there is a significant gender difference in student academic performance at the basic education level, with girls outperforming boys on average. Student educational attainments are affected by multiple factors. Among all school-related factors, teachers have been viewed as the most impactful in student academic progress. In China, female teachers predominate in the basic education teacher staff. Therefore, the investigation of how teacher-student gender matches impact student academic performance is of theoretical and practical significance.