ERIC Number: EJ1409258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1570-0763
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5043
Estimating the Effect of Single-Sex Education on Girls' Mathematics and Science Achievement
Delesa Franklin; Virginia Snodgrass Rangel
Leadership and Policy in Schools, v23 n1 p97-114 2024
The purpose of this study was to determine if attending a single-sex, STEM-focused school was related to science and mathematics achievement among a sample of African American and Latina eighth-grade girls in one school district. A nonequivalent group, post-test only design was utilized in the study to mitigate the effects of selection bias. We analyzed secondary data using multiple regression, controlling for race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and prior mathematics achievement. The results suggest that students who attended the single-sex middle school scored significantly higher than students who attended the co-educational middle schools in mathematics and science.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Single Sex Schools, Females, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Economically Disadvantaged, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Correlation, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Discrimination, Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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