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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Single sex classes"”.
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Girls achievement in single sex classes: A comparative study of girls' performance in Lusaka primary schools 1997-1999
Single-sex classes were one intervention under the Programme for the Advancement of Girls Education (PAGE) introduced by the MOE aimed at improving girls participation rates;increasing girls' academic performance; and increasing self esteem and confidence.The major aim of this study was to examine …
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Girls achievement in single sex classes: A comparative study of girls' performance in Lusaka primary schools 1997-1999
Single-sex classes were one intervention under the Programme for the Advancement of Girls Education (PAGE) introduced by the MOE aimed at improving girls participation rates;increasing girls' academic performance; and increasing self esteem and confidence.The major aim of this study was to examine …
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A comparison of students in single-sex classes and coeducational classes in high poverty elementary schools in mathematics and reading achievement
… gains of male and female students taught in single-sex classes existed when compared to male and female students taught in coeducational classes. This study reported findings from mathematics and reading achievement scores and academic gain scores from 850 fourth and fifth grade participants …
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A Case Study of Single-Sex Biology Classes in a High School in South Georgia
The research on single-sex classrooms, especially in high schools, is at best, sparse. Settings and findings vary so dramatically from one area to another that correlating studies is difficult. However, with the advent of No Child Left Behind (2001), schools have been given the opportunity to …
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Examination of the Influence of Single Sex Instruction on Student Achievement and Behavior at Sixth Grade Level at Two Middle Schools
… to relax the restrictions of Title IX regarding single sex instruction. Opponents responded by contending there was a lack of credible research on single sex instruction and the proposed modifications were based strictly on the desire to make available to public education the same instructional …
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THE IMPACT OF PUBLICY- FUNDED SINGLE-GENDER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ON SIXTH GRADE MALE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
… exist in academic achievement among boys in single- gender model and those in a traditional co-gender model. Specifically, the study analyzed archival data from the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness to ascertain the efficacy of single-sex education for middle school boys. A …
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The Effects of Single-Sex and Coeducational Environments on the Self-Efficacy of Middle School Girls
… the effects of class type, coeducational or same-sex, on the self-efficacy of middle school girls in a unit of volleyball. Four intact certified physical education specialists from two Middle Schools were used in the study. All of the teachers were female. In two of the classes, students were …
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The ICT gender imbalance in schools and beyond: missed opportunities
… focus has been the resurrection of interest in single-sex classes in state schools. The comparatively strong academic achievement of female students has led to little focussed research on why they fail to capitalise on their ICT ability and study the subject beyond school level. Their …
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Evaluation of Outcomes of a Single-Sex Educational Program at an Elementary School
… of this research was to evaluate outcomes of a single-sex program at an elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia. Evaluation criteria were (girls' and boys' feelings about being grouped into single-sex education and coeducational classes, (teaching behaviors, (3) student achievement, (4)student …
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Swagger, gentlemanliness, and brotherhood : explorations of lived experiences in a high school men's chorus
… gender roles--learning to think outside of heterosexual and homosexual male stereotypes, (f) Participants in male choruses may participate more freely in class, as the opposite sex is not present, (g) Men's choir rehearsals may be active and noisy, (h) Quality choral repertoire can provide a …
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Achievement of boys and girls in single-gender kindergarten classrooms at one elementary school in western Michigan
<p>The impact of single gender classrooms on kindergarten students’ acquisition of literacy skills was investigated in this research project. A sample of 144 kindergarten students in one public school district in western Michigan participated in this quasi-experimental, quantitative study during …
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A Comparison of Student Performance in Single-Sex Education and Coeducational Settings in Urban Middle Schools
… 2004, public schools have not only established single-sex schools, but have also established single-sex classrooms within coeducational schools. Most of these modifications were adopted as a means to provide support to lowachieving students, many of who reside in urban settings. Proponents of …