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EN12 Task Sheet: Research Conspectus

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Topic Question: Should all Philippine Schools be required to become coeducational? NEGATIVE

Your Name: Spencer See Partners Name: Nico Guibani Section: RO2

ARGUMENTS AGAINST NECESSITY Why is the policy not needed?

How is the problem not addressed by the policy?
What is an alternative solution the problem?
Which human rights or basic needs are overlooked by the policy?

Item Argument Research-Based Evidence Explanation APA Reference List Entry

A sentence that answers a research You may have more than one How does the evidence support your
question. evidence for each argument. (Quote argument?
or paraphrase)

N1 The Philippines does not need to Based on a study in Pakistan, "The
implement this policy because in results of the study indicated better
studies previously conducted, academic achievement for boys and
exclusive schools have better girls in separate sex schools than
performances academically. boys and girls in the coeducational
schools."
N2 In the Philippines, gender inequality According to the World Economic
is not an issue in the country, Forum's Global Gender Gap Report
therefore, the policy is not necessary. 2016, "the Philippines kept its spot
as the world's seventh most gender-
equal society among 144 economies
and remained the highest-ranked
country in the Asia-Pacific region."
The study conducted in Pakistan is
more controlled by the
experimenters, which is better since
if one were to compare one type of
school to another based on school
rankings, there would be more
factors to consider than just whether
it is single-sex or not.
The Global Gender Gap Report is a
good way to measure various
country's ways of utilizing man power
between two genders, in terms of
education, health, and politics, as all
of which puts emphasis on gender
equality and it shows Philippines as
one of the highest.
Malik, R., & Mirza, M.S.
(2014). Gender Differential
Academic Achievement of
Students in Single-sex and
Coeducational Primary
Schools in Pakistan. Bulletin
of Education & Research,
36(1), 1-14.
Mercurito, R. (2016,
October 26). Philippines No.
1 Gender Equality In Asia;
7th In World. The Philippine
Star. Retrieved from: http://
www.philstar.com/business/
2015/11/19/1523353/
highest-asia-pacific-
philippines-climbs-7th-
gender-equality-index

N3 This policy is not needed in the
Philippines because statistics show
that there are more students from
exclusive schools who actually enter
college, as compared to students
from coeducational schools.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST BENEFICIALITY How will the policy bring less than good?
What are the negative effects of the policy?
Which groups of people will suffer from the policy?
How do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?
Item Argument
A sentence that answers a research
question.
B1 Studies have shown that students
from single-sex education have an
edge in expressing their self
competence and academic self as
opposed to students from
coeducational setting which are
integral aspects of a child's
development.
B2 A study conducted revealed that
single-sex schooling is beneficial for
female middle school students, as
these students are prone to social
anxiety concerning adolescence.
According to a randomized
experiment in Korea, the study
showed that 45% of boys from
exclusive schools entered college as
compared to 39% of boys from
coeducational schools, on the other
hand, 44% of girls from single-sex as
opposed to 40% from coeducational
setting.
Research-Based Evidence
You may have more than one
evidence for each argument. (Quote
or paraphrase)
According to a study in India, results
showed that "students from single
sex schooling express their self
competence and academic self
better than students of mixed
school."
According to the study, a single-sex
setting addresses middle school
female students' need for a safe
place, which is a place for them to be
secure, as this resulted to better
academic performance.
A randomized experiment is
considered one of the the best tools
in statistics because of it being
unbiased, as it gives equal
probability for each student to be
selected from various pools, as a
result, the evidence is more solid as
it shows support for students from
single-sex schools.
Explanation
How does the evidence support your
argument?
The research targeted the impact of
the type of school (mixed and single-
sex) on the psychological
dimensions of the students,
specifically the concept of self and
the results showed that single-sex
education is better in terms of
competence and academics for the
student.
The results of this study is concrete
evidence which shows how single-
sex schooling is beneficial not only in
terms of academics but in
psychological aspects that are critical
in a student's development as well.
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Espino, C. (2016, July 06).
Why Single-sex Schools Are
Better Than Coeducational.
Inquirer. Retrieved from:
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/
232329/why-single-sex-
schools-are-better-than-
coeducational/
APA Reference List Entry
Dhar, S., Banerjee, S.,
Mukherjee, A., & Dogra, A.
K. (2016). Self-Concept
among Adolescents of
Mixed Sex and Single Sex
Education Schools. The
International Journal of
Indian Psychology, Volume
3, Issue 2, No. 9, 86.
Hart, L. (2016) When
separate may be better:
Exploring single-sex
learning as a remedy for
social anxieties in female
middle school students,
Middle School Journal,
47:2, 32-40.

B3 Research has shown that male and According to a study in England, the
female students have brains that are number of students' decent grades
wired differently. increased from 40% to 79% when
they separated the school into only-
boys and only-girls sections, adding
to that, the principal of Mill Hill county
high school highlights that "Men and
women's brains are different" and
systems of education must
acknowledge it.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST FEASIBILITY What are the conditions that make the policy less possible?
How do the political, economic, social, technological, legal, or environmental conditions of the community disable the policy?
Has a similar model been implemented? How is this model unfit for the community?
How is the policy inefficient in terms of time and resources?
Item Argument Research-Based Evidence
A sentence that answers a research You may have more than one
question. evidence for each argument. (Quote
or paraphrase)
F1 PAREF schools, which is a All schools founded by PAREF are
foundation that found some of the single-sex schools and they believe
top schools in the country, supports that "Children from single-sex
single-sex education. schools have been shown to score
higher in academic tests and acquire
better socio-emotional balance than
children from coeducational settings.
This study not only shows the
positive impact of single-sex
education, but also an important
observation by a credible figure that
puts emphasis on the difference of
male and female's brains, as this
information gives us a picture of
which type of school is more
effective.
Explanation
How does the evidence support your
argument?
Some of the PAREF schools are few
of the best in the country, as this is
solid evidence that single-sex
education can bring in some success
as well.
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NASSPE. (n.d.) Single-Sex
vs. Coed: The Evidence.
Retrieved from: http://
www.singlesexschools.org/
evidence.html
APA Reference List Entry
PAREF (n.d.) PAREF
Schools. Retrieved from:
http://
www.singlesexschools.org/
evidence.html

F2 Recent events show that some
parents will pull out their children
from school, once to school converts
from single-sex education to
coeducational.
F3 Current exclusive schools would
have to make more adjustments
financially to accommodate students
from the opposite sex.
According to Perth News, an
Australian News Company,
"Guildford Grammar School parents
unhappy about a decision by the
prestigious boys-only school to enroll
girls have started withdrawing their
sons."
According to an article in Business
World, Ateneo High School, which
was previously an all-boys school
started making a transition to
become coeducational, during the
process, the school had to construct
additional facilities, hire teachers with
experience, and train teachers to
teach the opposite sex.
This event shows a concrete
evidence that some parents do not
support a coeducational setting for
their children.
This article is proof that when
exclusive schools are going to make
a transition to become
coeducational, it would take
additional costs, as schools are
trying to minimize costs as much as
possible.
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Hiatt, B. (2017, February 2).
Guildford Grammar School
Loses Students Over
Enrollments Of Girls. Perth
Now. Retrieved from: http://
www.perthnow.com.au/
news/western-australia/
guildford-grammar-school-
loses-students-over-
enrolments-of-girls/news-
story/
69f148874c11c7df5d7b4a09
2a766d44
Villanueva, V. (2015, April
10). Going Co-Ed: Fast
Times At Ateneo High.
Business World. Retrieved
from: http://
www.bworldonline.com/
content.php?
section=Weekender&title=g
oingcoedfasttimesatateneoh
igh&