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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP10221
	DP10221 Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Achievement? An Experiment in a Coeducational University
	Alison Booth; Patrick Nolen; Lina Cardona Sosa
发表日期	2014-10-26
出版年	2014
语种	英语
摘要	We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and continued enrollment of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in studies on single-sex education done on students in primary and secondary school. We find that one hour a week of single-sex education benefits females: females are 7.5% more likely to pass their first year courses and score 8% higher overall. Furthermore, females in all-females classes are roughly 9% more likely to continue studying economics and business at university than females who studied in coed classes. There is evidence that single-sex education causes women to adopt behaviors associated with better academic outcomes: such as attending more classes and doing optional assignments. However, these behavioral changes can explain, at most 40% of the all-female effect, suggesting that there is a large direct effect of single-sex education on outcomes.
关键词	Single-sex Education Gender Experiment
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp10221
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/539054
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alison Booth,Patrick Nolen,Lina Cardona Sosa. DP10221 Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Achievement? An Experiment in a Coeducational University. 2014.