Girls perform better in 'single-sex' lessons at university

Girls tend to achieve better marks when they attend 'single sex' classes at university, a newu00a0study has revealed.u00a0For the study, students at Essex University were randomly divided into three groups, male only, female only andu00a0mixed.

At the end of the year, the marks of the girls-only class were eight per cent higher than either of the other groups.u00a0The split, though, had no effect on the boys' only or mixed classes, the Independent reported.u00a0The researchers have insisted that the findings could help determine policies regarding the way students areu00a0taught in future - both at university and in schools. It may lead to higher demands for single-sex teaching.

"I would like to see policy makers think about this," Patrick Nolen, who conducted the research with Alison Booth -u00a0both from the university's economics department, said.u00a0"This finding is relevant to the policy debate on whether or not single-sex classes within co-ed schools could be au00a0useful way forward," the study concluded.The study has been published in the New Economic Journal.u00a0

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