NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ584637
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: England