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Should Physics Classes Be Single Sex?
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Stowe, Lawrence G. – Physics Teacher, 1991
Results of an experiment offering single-sex and mixed-sex physics classes in a private secondary school indicated that girls in single-sex classes participated more frequently; students overall experienced greater learner satisfaction; and single-sex classes had a statistically significant, positive influence on girls' interest in physics-related…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Coeducation, Heterogeneous Grouping, High Schools