Gender as a Factor in students Achievement in Mathematics in WAEC Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Ezeagu L.G.A of Enugu State

EBUOH, CASMIR N. and Eneze, Nkeiruka B. (2017) Gender as a Factor in students Achievement in Mathematics in WAEC Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Ezeagu L.G.A of Enugu State. International journal of studies in education, XI (1). pp. 167-171. ISSN 1115-1854

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Abstract

The objective of the study was to ascertain if gender is a factor in students’ achievement in mathematic in SSCE in Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated. The design was survey. The sample consisted of 688 SS3 students sampled from ten sampled secondary schools. A questionnaire was used for data collection. He Cronbach Alpha reliability index of the questionnaire was 0.61. Mean AND STANDARD deviation was used to answer the research question t-test was used to test the hypothesis as 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that male and female students achieved poorly at ordinary pass level in each of the five years studied. There was no significant difference between the mean scores of male and female secondary school students in Ezeagu LGA in SSCE in mathematics starting from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015. It was recommended that more qualified mathematics teachers should be recruited and posted to rural secondary schools.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	miss lydia lydia
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2019 13:33
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2019 13:33
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2081

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