Eneze, Blessing Nkeiruka and Casmir, N. Ebuoh (2017) GENDER AS A FACTOR IN STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN WAEC SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (SSCE) IN EZEAGU LGA OF ENUGU STATE. International Journal of Studies in Education (IJOSE), 11 (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 mathematics in SSCE in Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015. One research question and one research hypotheses were formulated. The design was survey. They sample consisted of 688 SS3 students sampled from ten sampled secondary schools. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The 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 hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that male and female students achieved poorly t ordinary pass level in each of the five years studied. There was no significant difference between the mean score 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 |
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2025 14:55 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2025 14:56 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4608 |
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