Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland
| Type of Publication: | Working Paper/Technical Report |
| URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-176714 |
| Author: | Eisenkopf, Gerald; Hessami, Zohal; Fischbacher, Urs; Ursprung, Heinrich |
| Year of publication: | 2011 |
| Series: | Research paper series / Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut ; 69 |
| Summary: |
We study the effects of random assignment to coeducational and single-sex classes on the academic performance of female high school students. Our estimation results show that single-sex schooling improves the performance of female students in mathematics. This positive effect increases if the single-sex class is taught by a male teacher. An accompanying survey reveals that single-sex schooling also strengthens female students’ selfconfidence and renders the self-assessment of their mathematics skills more level-headed. Single-sex schooling thus has profound implications for human capital formation and the mind-set of female students.
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| JEL Classification: | I21, J16 |
| Subject (DDC): | 330 Economics |
| Link to License: | In Copyright |
| Bibliography of Konstanz: | Yes |
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EISENKOPF, Gerald, Zohal HESSAMI, Urs FISCHBACHER, Heinrich URSPRUNG, 2011. Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland
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