In the last ten years, the Czech Republic participated in numerous international comparative studies measuring knowledge and skills of school children in various subject areas. The studies have brought a lot of notable information on gender differences in student outcomes. Unfortunately, these findings met very limited attention of the Czech society and educational policymakers. The aim of this article is to summarize key findings about gender differences in the areas of reading, mathematics and science and to show the relationships between student results and their educational aspirations and attitudes.
By analysing of two rádio plays originating in the Brno rádio dramatic school (Milan Uhde: Výběrčí /The Collector/, 1966; Antonín Přidal: Sudičicy IEncliantresses/, 1968), the study aims to prove that the script of a rádio play (like a theatre play) can be read and analyzed as an independent piece of art - as a literary work. This approach is in opposition to a generally accepted thesis, that a rádio play may be percepted only through the acoustic execution of the script (the audio recording).