Gender-Based Education: Why It Works at the Middle School Level.

Perry, William C.

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ERIC Number: EJ519697

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Publication Date: 1996

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Gender-Based Education: Why It Works at the Middle School Level.

Perry, William C.

NASSP Bulletin, v80 n577 p32-35 Feb 1996

To counter gender bias effects and improve student learning, staff at a Virginia middle school decided to group eighth-grade students by gender for math and science instruction. Girls felt freer to speak out. Grade point averages in gender-based science and math classes for both girls and boys were higher than in coeducational classes. (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Females, Grade 8, Grade Point Average, Homogeneous Grouping, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation, Sex Bias, Single Sex Classes

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Virginia

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