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Lee, Kester; Anderson, Judy – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
Exploring why more boys than girls continue to study higher levels of mathematics in senior school when there appear to be no gender differences in achievement in earlier years is worthy of investigation. There are potentially many reasons why this occurs including career aspirations, interest, and attitudes. One factor explored in this study was…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Gender Differences, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Lee, Valerie E.; Lockheed, Marlaine E. – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Among 1,012 Nigerian ninth graders in 40 schools, girls in single-sex schools had higher mathematics achievement and less stereotypic views of mathematics than girls in coed schools, whereas boys in single-sex schools were negatively affected compared to those in coed schools. Contains 46 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Mathematics Achievement