EDINBURGH, Scotland (LSN.ca) – Researchers at Stirling University have found that single-sex classes are a benefit to education, especially regarding sensitive topics. Josephine Airnes, the report's author said, “This case study, which documents my attempt to investigate the impact of segregation on pupils' work habits, and their subsequent achievement in Standard Grade biology, would seem to suggest that boys are not failed by single-sex classes. It may be of benefit to pupils to work separately regarding gender in certain circumstances, for example, for practical work or sensitive topics in the syllabus.”
According to The Scotsman, the study found girls believed that working in single-sex classes was advantageous, particularly for discussing sensitive information. Although boys believed there was no difference in a single-sex class, their performance was shown to improve in segregated classes.
See The Scotsman for more.
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