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Download full textIllinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora. – 1994
Generally, the levels of participation and achievement of females in science do not match those of male learners. This report describes the formation and study of an all-female section of calculus-based physics for the purpose of providing an environment that might enhance the participation and achievement of females in the physical sciences so…
Descriptors: Calculus, Females, Higher Education, Physics
Peer reviewedStowe, Lawrence G. – Physics Teacher, 1991
Results of an experiment offering single-sex and mixed-sex physics classes in a private secondary school indicated that girls in single-sex classes participated more frequently; students overall experienced greater learner satisfaction; and single-sex classes had a statistically significant, positive influence on girls' interest in physics-related…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Coeducation, Heterogeneous Grouping, High Schools
