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Peer reviewedLirgg, Cathy D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1994
Studying the perceptions of 199 middle school students and 190 high school students about class environment showed that same-sex and coeducational physical-education classes revealed quite different climates. Overall, girls' same-sex classes were perceived most favorably, and boys' same-sex classes were viewed least favorably. (SLD)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Environment, Females, High School Students
Peer reviewedLirgg, Cathy D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1993
Students from coeducational classes were assigned to a same-sex or a new coeducational physical education class for a 10-lesson unit of basketball. Group and individual analyses indicated that middle school students preferred same-sex classes, whereas high school students preferred coeducational classes. (SM)
Descriptors: Basketball, Coeducation, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
