1. Robin Gapinski, Christine Hill, and Stephanie Solis
Article Analysis by
Kristin Baker

2.  Find Differences
 Gender
 Learning Styles
 Increase Student Learning
 Use Research to Adapt
 Find new Teaching Methods

3.  Classes  Gender
 Biology  Female
 Geometry  Students
 English  Greta
 Grade  Jessica
 Sophomores  Mary

4. Each teacher observed each of the girls in their
own classrooms as well as visiting each others
classrooms. They then came together to draw
conclusions from their observations. The
observations for each girl in each class were
consistent from each teacher.

5.  Gender  Styles
 No similarities were  All three girls had
found between the three different learning styles
girls despite all being and were confident in
females different areas.
 No conclusions using  The more confident
gender could be found. they were in the subject
the more engaged they
were.

6. The article at first seemed like a great idea, and
that they might be able to find some good
insight. When no results were found, I was
actually relieved. This is because each student
is different, and classifying by only one trait
such as gender is not enough to get consistent
results. First classifying them by strengths and
learning styles might have been more
beneficial.

7. Gapinski, R., Hill, C., Solis, S. How Girls Learn: Three
Case Studies. Action Research Laboratory (Highland
Park High School). Retrieved
from http://hphs.dist113.org/Academics/Pages/Action
Research.aspx