Avaliação do gênero e raça no desempenho dos alunos da Prova Brasil

Abstract

Nowadays the discussion about discrimination between races and genders has taken a significant proportion. In the present work we try to extend this to the classroom and seek to investigate which factors are crucial for differentiation in students’ grades in 2007 Brazil Test (Prova Brasil). This is an attempt to make a study that expands the discussion not only regarding students but also teachers and principals, better understanding the distribution of ethnic groups in Brazilian schools and its relationship with students’ returns, evaluated by means of Brazil Test’s data. We also investigate about the importance of the identification among students and teachers for these returns. We have found evidences from the fact that the returns’ differentiation by gender and race exists since there is negative bias that rests on ethnic minorities.