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The Effect of Single Gender Instruction on Eighth Grade Students' Mathematics Achievement
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Hammel, David Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In the research study, this investigator utilized a non-experimental, causal-comparative design (ex post facto) with archival data to determine the real impact single gender instruction had on eighth grade students' mathematics achievement. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze the benefits of single gender mathematics…
Descriptors: Single Sex Classes, Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
School Administrators' and Teachers' Perceptions of Single-Gender Classrooms in Coeducational Public Middle Schools within South Carolina
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Moore, Shemmicca M. B. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The academic achievement gap between male and female students set in motion a flurry of initiatives to help address male underachievement. The amendments made to Title IX allowed single-gender education to become a viable option for addressing those gaps in achievement. After the adjustments made to Title IX, South Carolina led the nation in the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Teacher Attitudes, Single Sex Classes, Public Schools
The Boy Factor: Can Single-Gender Classes Reduce the Over-Representation of Boys in Special Education?
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Piechura-Couture, Kathy; Heins, Elizabeth; Tichenor, Mercedes – College Student Journal, 2013
Since the early 1990s numerous studies have concluded that there is an over-representation of males and minorities in special education. This paper examines the question if a different educational format, such as single-gender education, can help boys' behavior and thus reduce the number of special education referrals? The rationale for…
Descriptors: Single Sex Classes, Males, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation
The Boy Factor: Can Single-Gender Classes Reduce the Over-Representation of Boys in Special Education?
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Piechura-Couture, Kathy; Heins, Elizabeth; Tichenor, Mercedes – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2011
Since the early 1990s numerous studies have concluded that there is an over-representation of males and minorities in special education. This paper examines the question if a different educational format, such as single-gender education, can help boys' behavior and thus reduce the number of special education referrals? The rationale for…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences