Academic performance and single-sex schooling: Evidence from a natural experiment in Switzerland

Gerald Eisenkopf, Zohal Hessami, Urs Fischbacher and Heinrich Ursprung

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, vol. 115, issue C, 123-143

Abstract: We study the effects of random assignment to coeducational and single-sex classes on the academic performance of female high school students who all face the same curriculum. The students’ academic performance is observed over a time period of up to four years. Our estimation results show that single-sex schooling improves the performance of female students in mathematics. This positive effect is particularly large for female students with high ex-ante ability. An accompanying survey reveals that single-sex schooling also strengthens female students’ self-confidence and renders the self-assessment of their mathematics skills more level-headed.

Keywords: Single-sex schooling; Peer effects; Education; Student achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland (2011)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.08.004

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