Single-Sex Public Education
Tags: SINGLE sex classes (Education); ACADEMIC achievement; GENDER differences in education; EDUCATION -- Research
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- Research on Same-Gender Grouping in Eighth Grade Science Classrooms. Friend, Jennifer // Research in Middle Level Education Online;2006, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p1
This study examined two hypotheses related to same-gender grouping of eighth grade science classes in a public middle school setting. The hypotheses were (a) male and female students enrolled in same-gender science classes demonstrate more positive science academic achievement than their peers...
- Single-Gender Schools Scrutinized. Zubrzycki, Jaclyn // Education Week;1/18/2012, Vol. 31 Issue 17, p1
The article discusses research conducted by labor economist C. Kirabo Jackson regarding student performance in single-sex schools in Trinidad and Tobago and examines the implications of the study's findings on single-sex education in the U.S. Particular focus is given to data regarding the...
- Why We Must Try Same-Sex Instruction. Laster, Carol // Education Digest;Sep2004, Vol. 70 Issue 1, p59
Presents a study on the differences between the achievement of boys and girls when educated in single-sex or coed classes. Description of the all-girls, all-boys, and coed group; Results of the Mississippi Curriculum Test for the single-sex girls, single-sex boys, and coed groups in reading,...
- Parents misled by advocates of single-sex education. // Biomedical Market Newsletter;8/23/2011, Vol. 21, p181
The article reports on the study by Lise Eliot published in the online journal "Sex Roles" which shows that single-sex education does not affect the learning of girls and boys.
- More Public Schools Test Single-Sex Classrooms. // Curriculum Review;Jan2011, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p4
The article discusses the increasing numbers of public schools in the U.S. who are using single-sex classes in an effort to increase student academic achievement and decrease social distractions.
- A Professor Like Me. Hoffmann, Florian; Oreopoulos, Philip // Journal of Human Resources;Spring2009, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p479
Many wonder whether teacher gender plays an important role in higher education by influencing student achievement and subject interest. The data used in this paper help identify average effects from male and female college students assigned to male or female teachers. We find instructor gender...
- The Pros and Cons of Single-Gender Classrooms. // Curriculum Review;Oct2010, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p9
The article discusses a dual academy at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. where boys and girls are placed in single-gender classrooms. The article describes the structure of the program and provides statistics for single-sex classes in public schools throughout the...
- Problem solving strategies of girls and boys in single-sex mathematics classrooms. Che, Megan; Wiegert, Elaine; Threlkeld, Karen // Educational Studies in Mathematics;Feb2012, Vol. 79 Issue 2, p311
This study examines patterns in middle-grade boys' and girls' written problem solving strategies for a mathematical task involving proportional reasoning. The students participating in this study attend a coeducational charter middle school with single-sex classrooms. One hundred nineteen...
- SINGLE-GENDER EDUCATION. McTaggart, Jacquie // Briarpatch;Sep/Oct2009, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p16
The article discusses the effectiveness of single-gender education in Canada. It is stated that statistics from Canadian Council of Ministers of Education confirmed the influence of gender in academic development. According to the Canadian organization Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, subject...
