The effects of single-sex compared with coeducational schooling on students' performance and attitudes: a meta-analysis.
@article{Pahlke2014TheEO, title={The effects of single-sex compared with coeducational schooling on students' performance and attitudes: a meta-analysis.}, author={Erin Pahlke and Janet Shibley Hyde and Carlie M. Allison}, journal={Psychological bulletin}, year={2014}, volume={140 4}, pages={ 1042-72 } }
Proponents of single-sex (SS) education believe that separating boys and girls, by classrooms or schools, increases students' achievement and academic interest. In this article, we use meta-analysis to analyze studies that have tested the effects on students of SS compared with coeducational (CE) schooling. We meta-analyzed data from 184 studies, representing the testing of 1.6 million students in Grades K-12 from 21 nations, for multiple outcomes (e.g., mathematics performance, mathematics…
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