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Essay / Do single-sex classes boost academic success?
In recent years, there has been much debate over whether a single-sex classroom allows students to concentrate better and boost academic achievement. Many studies and research have been conducted to explore the benefits of single-sex schools and classrooms compared to co-ed schools and classrooms. To further explore the benefits of single-sex schools and classes over co-ed schools and classes, an interview was conducted with an eighth-grade math teacher at Tomah Middle School who implemented the single-sex program as part of his planned master's program when the No Child Left Behind Act loosened restrictions on these types of programs. She decided to embark on this project because until now there weren't many classes exclusively for girls and boys. This teacher therefore decided to continue his research and studies on this subject. This teacher used two different programs, one for her all-girls class and another for her all-boys class. She found that the all-girls class worked well in a cooperative environment. While the all-boys class functioned well in a more competitive environment. So far, this teacher has found many benefits in implementing the program, including: • More time on task • Fewer behavior problems • Students focus on learning • Less distraction from sex opposite. This teacher's goal is to provide a learning opportunity that students have never had. previously exposed. Although it is still too early to tell whether the program has provided any measurable benefits, among all the students who participated in the program, some reported that the course had an impact on their learning. Tomah students reported feeling more confident and healthy as a result of such education. Furthermore, the possibility of a longitudinal study would really benefit research on this topic. Single-sex classroom innovation is a strategy that can thrive and become a useful tool in co-educational schools, but only with a lot of planning, applying research to the unique context of the school, or can it become yet another short-term educational tool. fashion (Granville, 2012). Reference1. Assignment Education: Single-Gender Classroom, 2009, retrieved from https://youtube.com/watch.tv.com.2. Granville, P., 2012, Survey of teachers' perceptions of an educational innovation: single-sex classes in a co-educational school, retrieved from uwispace.sta.uwi.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2139/13957/Phebe%20.3. Stanberry, K., Great Schools, 2014, Single-sex education: pros and cons, retrieved from http://greatschools.org...