A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ OPINIONABOUT SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS AND CO-EDUCATION SYSTEM

Authors

  • Ateeq Ur Rehman PhD (Scholar) Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad & Visiting Lecturer Education University of Agriculture Faisalabad Sub Campus Toba Tek Singh Author
  • Hamid Ali Nadeem PhD (Scholar) & Lecturer Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad Author
  • Atia Khaliq Visiting Lecturer Education University of Agriculture Faisalabad Sub Campus Toba Tek Singh Author
  • Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Senior Subject Specialist, School Education Department Punjab Author

Keywords:

co-education, academic achievement, child behavior, positive attitude

Abstract

The main purpose of this investigation was compare the opinions of the students about single-sex school and
co-education. The present study was conducted in the secondary schools of district Toba Tek Singh. It was a
descriptive research in which survey designed was followed to collect the data from the students of govt.
secondary schools and private co-education secondary schools. A sample of 280 students (140 boys and 140
girls) was selected. A structured questionnaire containing 30 questions based on five point Likert scale was
used to collect the data from the respondents. The researchers visited all the schools and met with the
respondents. The data was analyzed with the help of t-test. The findings of this study provided a base to find out
the impacts of single-sex education and co-education on the academic achievements of the students at
secondary level. It was concluded that there was a significant difference in opnions of students of single sex
schools and coeducation schools about various aspects of teaching learning process. Mostly girls highly
favoured the single sex education as compared to the boys.

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Published

2022-03-21

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): jahan-e-tahqeeq

Section

Articles