The research, titled "Culture, migration and educational performance: a focus on gender outcomes using Australian PISA tests" compared 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test scores of non-migrant, first-generation and second-generation migrant children in Australia.The research found out that gender stereotypes and cultural norms of a child's family heritage have impacts on academic performance in Australian schools. Lead author Associate Professor Mike Dockery, from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, said non-migrant children reported the lowest PISA scores in mathematics, science and reading, compared to first and second-generation migrant children. Achievement differences between genders were also detected in the research.
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