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Peer reviewedFrench, Jane – Educational Research, 1984
A verbatim transcription of a lesson in a class of 10- to 11-year-olds is analyzed to support the observation that, in mixed-sex classrooms, male pupils receive more teacher attention than females. Among the reasons found for this imbalance is the tendency of boys to engage in strategies to secure attention. (SK)
Descriptors: Attention, Classroom Environment, Coeducation, Elementary Education
