Girls' Participation in Physics in Single Sex Classes in Mixed Schools in Relation to Confidence and Achievement.

Gillibrand, Eileen; Robinson, Peter; Brawn, Richard; Osborn, Albert

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Publication Date: 1999

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Girls' Participation in Physics in Single Sex Classes in Mixed Schools in Relation to Confidence and Achievement.

Gillibrand, Eileen; Robinson, Peter; Brawn, Richard; Osborn, Albert

International Journal of Science Education, v21 n4 p349-62 Apr 1999

Reports the findings from a three-year longitudinal case study of two single-sex General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) physics classes in a mixed comprehensive school in England. Results indicate that girls who elected to study physics in single-sex classes gain confidence in the subject. This gain in confidence is associated with better achievement, which increases the likelihood of studying A-level physics. Contains 32 references. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Females, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), High Schools, Homogeneous Grouping, Longitudinal Studies, Physics, Science Education, Self Efficacy, Sex Fairness, Single Sex Classes, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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