Project 1: Early Draft

By rhogle

  • Dividing to Conquer

    Hall, Christopher. "Dividing to Conquer." Louisville Magazine 1 Nov. 2007. Print. This article explained the results of a study conducted of children in middle school. Hall's point of view is generally supporting same-sex classrooms. I want to use this article for the argument it creates and its examples of approaches educators take when teaching gender segregated classes.

  • The Effect of Single-Sex Instruction in a Large, Urban, At-Risk High School

    Hoffman, Bobby, Barbara Badgett, and Robert Parker. "The Effect of Single-Sex Instruction in a Large, Urban, At-Risk High School." Journal of Educational Research 102.1 (2008): 15-36. University of South Florida Librabies. 1 Sept. 2008. Web. http://www.usf.edu/academics/libraries.aspx. This article included seven charts that compare test scores of children in same-sex classrooms with those of children in mixed classrooms. The charts provide a visual of data collected in 2008.

  • Same Gender Classrooms and Student Achievement

    Viets, Amy. "Same Gender Classrooms and Student Achievement." Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences 70 (2010): 3333. University of South Florida Libraries. 17 May 2010. Web. http://www.usf.edu/academics/libraries.aspx. This article describes the data found from a study of students grades 5-8 enrolled in single-sex classrooms. The purpose of the study was to see how same-sex learning enviornments impact state-mandated test scores.

  • Same-Sex Classrooms

    "Same-Sex Classrooms." Canada Newswire 30 May 2011. Web. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=e46dbe63-399a-4a27-8cdd-7cd5b6e952e1 This article shows the negative aspect of same-sex classrooms. It decribes the research of Greig and his data collected by studying same-sex classrooms of grades 1-3. He looked at the history of same-sex classes and studied those from 1966-1972. He found that in their testing, boys did"okay" while girls excelled.

  • Single-Sex Education: New Perspectives and Evidence on a Continuing Controversy

    Bigler, Rebecca. "Single-Sex Education: New Perspectives and Evidence on a Continuing Controversy." Sex Roles 65.9 (2011): 659-69. University of Florida Libraries. 1 Nov. 2011. Web. http://www.usf.edu/academics/libraries.aspx. This article shows the rapid increase in same-sex classroom facilities from 2002-2011. It includes a visual graph to further express the increase.

  • Evaluating Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous Groupings in a K-12 Setting: Do Same-Sex Classrooms Affect End-of-Grade Exams?

    Slota, Matthew. "EvaluatingHomogeneous vs. Heterogeneous Groupings in a K-12 Setting: Do Same-Sex Classrooms Affect End-of-Grade Exams?" Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences 72 (2012): 4431. University of South Florida Libraries. 13 Aug. 2012. Web. http://www.usf.edu/academics/libraries.aspx. This article questions if children get equal educational experience between boys and girls. He studies grade 3-8 using the North Carolina End-of-Grade Exam.

  • Single-Sex Education in Public School Settings

    Crawford-Ferre, Heather, and Lynda Wiest. "Single-Sex Education in Public School Settings." Educational Forum 77.3 (2013): 300-14. University of Florida Libraries. 1 July 2013. Web. http://www.usf.edu/academics/libraries.aspx. This article give the reasons why some classrooms are same-sex classrooms. It also provides both the strengths and weaknesses of using same-sex classrooms, as well as gives suggestions and future instruction for teachers using same-sex classes.