Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland

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Research paper series / Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut; 69
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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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ISO 690EISENKOPF, 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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