Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Single-sex classes (Education); Group work in education;
Abstract
The Dr. Walter Cunningham School for Excellence has three single-sex classrooms in place today. It has one all girls classroom at the second grade level, one all boys classroom at the second grade level, and one very unique all boys classroom at the first grade level. This classroom is unique because the teacher and the students will follow with each other all the way through fifth grade.
Since this is the first year of implementing single-sex classrooms there are many educators who need more clarification on this approach to education. In the following pages the researcher focuses on how the Cunningham School can close the achievement gap between boys and girls, based on the results of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. The researcher conducts a classroom study on the differences between boys and girls when using the cooperative group method that includes some hands on activities. Lastly, the researcher conducts an interview of the teachers who are involved with the single-sex classrooms. Along with this interview, the researcher interviews another teacher who teaches a co-ed classroom, but works closely with the other teachers in the single-sex classes.
Year of Submission
2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
John E. Henning
Date Original
2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (30 pages)
Copyright
©2005 Kara Haugen
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Haugen, Kara, "Implementation of cooperative groups and single gender classrooms" (2005). Graduate Research Papers. 800.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/800
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