Participation in an All-Female Algebra I Class: Effects on High School Math and Science Course Selection.

Wood, Bonnie S.; Brown, Lorrie A.

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ERIC Number: EJ561800

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Participation in an All-Female Algebra I Class: Effects on High School Math and Science Course Selection.

Wood, Bonnie S.; Brown, Lorrie A.

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, v3 n4 p265-77 1997

Details a study in which grade 9 females were assigned to either an all-female or mixed-sex algebra class. Findings indicate that the all-female intervention group demonstrated a greater gain in math scores between grades 8-11 than the nonintervention group. Contains 41 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Course Selection (Students), High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Science Education, Sex Differences, Single Sex Classes, Standardized Tests, Student Educational Objectives

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maine

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