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The Effects of Single-Sex and Coeducational Secondary Schooling on Girls' Achievement.
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Daly, Peter – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1996
The effect of coeducational and single-sex secondary schooling on female students' academic achievement was examined. Reexamination of earlier survey data from Northern Ireland studied six outcomes related to student performance on public examinations. Results indicated a small achievement advantage for single-sex schooling (not significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Educational Environment, Females
The Effects of Single-Sex and Mixed-Sex Mathematics Classes Within a Coeducational School: A Reanalysis and Comment.
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Rowe, Kenneth J. – Australian Journal of Education, 1996
Critical reanalysis of a previous Australian study comparing the effects of single-sex mathematics and mixed-sex mathematics instruction on students in grades seven and eight suggests that the randomly assigned class-type intervention had relatively little effect on mathematics achievement or attitudes, and that at least some effects favored…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Educational Attitudes, Educational Research
Teachers' Perceptions of the Implementation of Single-Sex Classes in Coeducational Schools.
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Rennie, Leonie J.; Parker, Lesley H. – Australian Journal of Education, 1997
Reports research on a pilot project in Western Australia in which single-sex science and mathematics classes were begun in 10 coeducational secondary schools. The program involved professional development for participating teachers and systematic monitoring. Analyzes teachers' reactions to the program and major issues concerning student outcomes,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Coeducation