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Educators Professional Development Needs and Best Practices in Single-Gender Elementary Classrooms
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Dingle, Rosa T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to Chadwell (2009), South Carolina leads the nation in single-gender classrooms as a means to offer parents school choice. South Carolina teachers who recognize and know the gender differences between girls and boys can ensure that students reach their full potential as it relates to education. The concern is that there are a number of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Best Practices, Single Sex Classes
A Study of Single-Gender Grouping for Sixth Grade Math as a Strategy for Improving Student Achievement
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Van Zyl, Douglas G. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study was to examine single-gender groupings for sixth grade mathematics classes as a strategy to improve student achievement. The method of research was quantitative, with MAP mathematics test data being used to determine if any relationship exists between the strategy and student achievement. Findings.…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
A Comparison of Students in Single-Sex Classes and Coeducational Classes in High Poverty Public Elementary Schools in Mathematics and Reading Achievement
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Aldridge, Ashley Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether any statistically significant differences in mathematics and reading academic achievement and academic gains of male and female students taught in single-sex classes existed when compared to male and female students taught in coeducational classes. This study reported findings from mathematics…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Poverty