RJA #15b: Reflection on What You Learned

I have learned a lot this semester! I have learned how to use blogs, do research and lots of other things on the computer! This class seemed fun and interesting however I had lots of trouble writing my paper. I think that we should have been writing it all semester one piece at a time and turning it in and correcting it. Over all I enjoyed this class and I got a lot out of it I just think that maybe we should have focused more on the paper itself all semester then the research!

RJA #15a: Word Cloud

MY WORDLE

RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

"Single Sex Education." Single Sex Educaiton. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition ed. N.p.: n.p., 2009. N. pag. The Free Dictionary. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/single-sex.
This cite is where I found a definition to single sex education which was same-sex. This definition was important for my paper becasue I talk about it through out it.

"Single Sex Education." Single Sex Educaction. Collins English Dictionary. Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition ed. N.p.: n.p., 2003. N. pag. The Free Dictionary. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/single-sex.
I found the definition for single sex education on this cite as well, they definded it as admitting members of one sex only: not coeducation.

"Coeducation." Coeducation. Dictionary.com. Random House ed. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Dictionary.com. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coeducation>.
This cite is also where i found a definition and it was for coeducation.

Schizopherenia N.p., 27 Aug. 2007. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/005410.html.
I found a picture on this cite of a young child's brain. This brain shows areas of the brain and what they do. This was great for my paper because it helped show what I was talking about when I explaining the differences between men and woman's brains as well as boys and girls brains.

Diamond, Marian . New Horizons for Learning New Horizons for Learning, Sept. 2003. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. .
The was an awesome website it had tons of great information about how and why the males and females brains are different.

RJA #13b: Annotated Bibliography, Part 1

1. Jossey-Bass Inc. The Jossey-Bass Reader on Gender in Education. The Jossey-Bass education series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. This is a book about how gender has to do with education. I believe that this is a very creditable source for my argument.
2. Harker, Richard. "Achievement, Gender, and the Single-Sex/Coed Debate." British Journal of Sociology of Education. 21. 2 (2000): 203-18. This source is an article. The article is a debate about the achievements of both the genders for both coeducation and single sex education.

RJA #13a: Field Research Report

I have not yet done my field research, however i plan to interview one of my co workers and her daughter. They have both have experienced coeducation school as well as single sex education. I plan to ask questions like which type was better for them and why? Also depending how they answer that question I then will ask them follow up questions and any other questions that come up.

RJA #12c: Introduction Check

Comment #1 Sofia
Comment #2 Ali

RJA #12b: Presentation Plan

I will fist talk about background information, then I will include pictures, my thesis statement exactly what I am talking about in my paper, and then which side I am on.

RJA #12a: Progress Report

My progress for my argumentative paper has been great so far. I finally have narrowed down my topic and have come up with a thesis statement. I still need to find a couple more references and need to start writing my paper. I also need to find visual aids for my paper and figure out how to corporate them into my paper.

RJA #11c: Thesis Statement Check–

Comment #1
Comment #2

RJA #11b: Visual Aids–

• Chart of how many young children go to single sex schools
• Graph of test scores from each single sex schools and coeducational schools
• Graph showing how many single schools there are and how many coeducational schools there are.
• A score sheet for showing where boys and girls are stronger in different areas.
• A pie graph of what peoples opinions are on which learning environment is better.

RJA #11a: Introduction–

Introduction:

• Children should exceed at as best they can when there young! At an early age they should be in a single sex environment. Later on in middle school high school and college they will get there social experienced and be an all around well educated adult.
• My three reasons
• My thesis statement.

RJA #10b: Argument

Claim: When children are younger they need to be in a single sex environment.
Reasons:
1: Males and females learn differently
2: Males and females have stronger areas of intelligence
3: Children need to exceed in all areas before they socially learn together.
Evidence:
Warrants:

RJA #10a: Thesis Statement

Research Question: Is single sex education better than coeducation?

Claim: When children are younger they need to be in a single sex environment.

Reasons:
1: Males and females learn differently
2: Males and females have stronger areas of intelligence
3: Children need to exceed in all areas before they socially learn together.

Complete Thesis Statement: Young children need to be in a single sex environment because they learn differently, they have stronger areas of development and they need to succeed as early as possible.

Research Journal Assignment #9

Article #1: gaer, Eva Van de, Heidi Pustjens, Jan Van Damme, and Agnes De Munter. "Effects of Single-Sex Versus Co-Educational Classes and Schools on Gender Differences in Progress in Language and Mathematics Achievement." British Journal of Sociology of Education. 25. 3 (2004): 307-322.

Article #2: Brutsaert, H, and M Van Houtte. "Girls' and Boys' Sense of Belonging in Single-Sex Versus Co-Educational Schools." Research in Education. 68 (2002): 48.

Website #1: What Are the Advantages of Single Sex Education?
The Pendulum Has Swung
By Robert Kennedy, About.com

Website #2:

Book #1
Book#2

Extra Credit Assignment #1

My Zakta Guide

Internet Research Project

Info.com

Everyone seems to be familiar with google so i would like to compare info.com to google. Like google you can search the web, images, videos and shopping. Unlike google info.com has a job tab and research tab, these are great tabs for a website. Info.com searches all the great search engines like google, yahoo, bing, ask and about. These search engines are the top of the line and I think that info.com is a smart for using these search engines. Info.com can be looked at in different languages and has a place where it helps you figure out how to research things and how to use key words. I don't think that info.com has and disadvantages, it's a small search engine website that is creditable great website and I will use it again for other research.

RJA #8c: Multimedia

• videosurf.com
• single sex education, co education
• single sex education versus co education, single sex education or co education
• 7 hits
• 2

RJA #8b: Social Media

• IceRocket.com
• single sex education, co education
• single sex education versus co education, single sex education or co education
• October 8 2009
• 27 hits
• 2

• Technorati
• single sex education, co education
• single sex education versus co education, single sex education or co education
• October 8 2009
• 13 hits
• 2

RJA #8a: Websites

• Alltheweb.com
• single sex education, co education
• single sex education or co education, single sex education versus co education
• October 8 2009
• 7,880,000
• 3

• Find.com
• single sex education, co education
• single sew education versus co education, single sex education or co education
• October 8 2008
• didn't say
• 4

RJA#7c: Field Research Plan

For my field research I plan to interview a teachers thoughts on single sex education verses co education. Also I would like to interview someone who has had learned in both environments and ask them their thoughts on which one they thought was a better learning environment and why. I will ask both people who I interview their thoughts and then I will ask follow up questions depending on how they respond.