A comparison of the academic performance of male and female students in schools and universities

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (S2) ◽  
pp. 95-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Dale
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Way

I will preface these remarks by saying that I am a fierce believer in the fundamental equality of the sexes—after all, I am told that they are both necessary for the survival of the human race—or at least this seems to be so at the moment, though the way things are going it might at some time cease to be so. A second caveat is that I am not going to pretend to talk about the whole field of attainment, it would be inevitable that one would say too little about too much. However, if any of the audience wish to ask questions about any aspect of the topic in which they are interested I shall attempt to answer.

scholarly journals Sleep Deprivation and Academic Performance of Nursing Students in a Tertiary Institution in Cross River State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Regina Etita Ella ◽  
Felicia Ekwok Lukpata ◽  
Josephine L-U Bassey
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State

This study investigated sleep deprivation and academic performance on nursing students of University of Calabar. A self-structured instrument was administered to a sample of 109 students. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Most, 55(50.5. %) of the respondents start depriving themselves of sleep immediately after resumption. On school days, most 53 (48.6%) respondents sleep for 1–3 hours on average; while 40(36.7%) respondents sleep for 4–6 hours on average. During weekends most, 69(63.3%) respondents sleep for 4-6 hours on average, however, during examinations, majority 73(67. %), sleep for 1–3 hours on average. 64(58.6%) take different substances to keep awake. More male 69(63.3%) respondents start depriving themselves of sleep immediately after resumption, as against 50(46%) female respondents. Male students have an average sleep of 5.02 hours during schools days; 5.07 hours during weekends, and 2.39 hours during examinations, while female students have an average sleep of 5.25 hours during schools days, 5.43 hours during weekends, and 4.77 hours during examinations. Male students have a lower mean (SD) hours of sleep of (4.16±.35) compared to female students mean (SD) hours of (5.15±.49). The result further showed a statistically significant relationship between sleep deprivation and academic performance, also, a statistically significant influence of sleep deprivation on academic performance of male and female nursing students. Recommendations: nursing students should be properly counseled on the importance of adequate sleep to their academic performance. They should only deprive themselves of sleep during school days and less during examination.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN STEM AND ARTS SUBJECTS IN BHUTAN: A GENDER PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-200
Author(s):  
Tashi Dendup ◽  
Sangay Wangmo ◽  
Ugyen Yangchen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Academic performance disparities among the gender of students are the cause of concern. Numerous explanations for academic performance disparities, especially in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Arts subjects between male and female students, are established in many countries. However, similar studies in Bhutan, especially at the tertiary education level, are scant. Therefore, this study mainly assessed i) students’ perception of STEM and Arts subjects, ii) compared male and female academic performance in STEM and Arts subjects, and iii) studied students' perception of the factors affecting their academic performance. Data were collected from 265 students of four constituent colleges (two Science and Arts colleges each) of the Royal University of Bhutan using semi-structured questionnaires. A multistage sampling (comprising a mixture of purposive and random) was employed. The research used a quantitative approach with descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-square, t-tests, and binary logistic regressions). The result showed no significant association between students’ gender and their choice of subjects. At Science colleges, female students outperformed male students. In contrast, there were no significant differences in the performance of male and female students at Arts Colleges. Overall, females (71.63 ± 6.35) outperform male (69.57 ± 7.80) students. Hence, there are no stereotypes in STEM and Arts subjects among Bhutanese undergraduate students. However, future research could include parents and lecturers to gather their perspectives on STEM and Arts subjects. Variables, including study hours, communication skills, and Bhutanese Educational Policies, should also be thoroughly investigated as factors affecting students' academic performance

scholarly journals Association of Depression with Academic Performance Among Final Year MBBS Students of Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tayyab Mumtaz Khan ◽  
Somia Bibi ◽  
Eisha Shoaib ◽  
Hafiz Abu Sufian ◽  
Ali Imran Dhillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Female Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Strong Negative Association ◽  
Medical University

Depression is a typical mental illness among students, particularly medical students, because of their extremely competitive learning environment. Depression negatively affect the cognitive abilities and consequently the academic performance of students later on their performance as a physician. This study aims to evaluate the association of depression with academic performance among final-year MBBS student of Rawalpindi Medical University. This may make available new opportunity to bring enhancement in academic performance of students. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on final-year MBBS students of Rawalpindi Medical University in November 2019. Data was collected through Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised-10 (CESD-R-10) and self-structured questionnaire which was designed to get information regarding demographic details and marks in last professional examination. Students suffering from any diagnosed physical and mental illness were excluded. Out of 335 students initially selected for study, 307 returned duly filled questionnaires so final sample size was 307. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS v.25.0. Various statistical tests including Independent sample t-test, chi-square test and Pearson’s correlation, and linear regression were applied to evaluate the study variables. Statistically significant and strong negative association was observed between depression and academic performance of students (p = 0.000 for independent sample t-test). For association’s direction and strength between depression and academic performance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient was -0.713 (p= 0.000). Difference in depression score between male and female students (p=0.015) and between boarders and non-boarders (p=0.000) was significant. Similarly, the difference of marks in last professional examination between boarders and non-boarders (p=0.000) was significant, however it was insignificant between male and female students (p=0.135). The simple linear regression model was valid with p-value of 0.000 for F test. Unstandardized regression Coefficient (B) was -10.74. R² was 0.51 (51%). Our study shows an overall high prevalence of depression among final year MBBS medical students, especially among boarders and female students. Significant and strong negative association between depression and academic performance is found, which means that increase in depression decreases the academic performance of students and vice versa. So, by applying suitable interventions for alleviation of depression we can improve academic performance of students.

Predicting students' performance through techniques in study skills : a multivariate discriminant analysis approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Shukri Shamsuddin ◽  
Noor Izah Ismail ◽  
Wan Haslina Wan Hussin
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Multivariate Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Multivariate Discriminant

This paper investigates some of the study skills techniques practised by students in UiTM Johor campus. The multivariate discriminant analysis approach was used to analyse the data. The discussion focuses on to what extent these study skills techniques could be used to predict the academic performance ofstudents. This paper also examines whether there is a significant difference in study skills techniques practised by male and female students, by students of different secondary school backgrounds, and by students of different academic performances. It is hoped that this paper would shed some light on the effectiveness of the study skills program introduced to part one students upon entry into UiTM Johor.

Gender and Course Choice: The Orientation of Male and Female Students

1984 ◽  
Vol 166 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Gaskell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Course Enrollment ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Way

Gender differences in course enrollment in the high school are very pronounced. Most of the academic work on course enrollment has focused exclusively on class tracking and has ignored gender. This paper proposes a framework for looking at course “choice, ”and explores the way course choices are embedded in the social organization of gender and class categories both inside and outside the school.

scholarly journals The Impact of Traditional Classroom Based Teaching in Comparison to Online Teaching on the Academics and Attendance of Male and Female Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Hira Butt ◽  
Nauman Khan ◽  
Khadija Amjad ◽  
Fatima Hafeez ◽  
Fizza Tahir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Teaching System ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regular Session

OBJECTIVES: To compare the impact of traditional classroom-based teaching versus online teaching on the academics and attendance of male as compared to female students  METHODOLOGY: A study was conducted on 51 third year BDS students, College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore. An aggregate of the scores based on weightage assigned to each test for all the assessments conducted in the regular session and online session was formulated. The attendance record of the months taught in both the sessions was also taken as percentages. Fisher Exact test was used to find the statistical association between the level of academic performance as well as attendance in the regular session and online session with gender of the students. Man Whitney U test was used to find the statistical difference in the scores of assessments in the regular as well as online session of male and female students. RESULTS: There was a significant association between gender and academic performance in the online session (p=0.002).  Gender and academic performance of students during the traditional classroom-based teaching session had a significant association (p=0.001). The attendance of male and female students was found to be significantly associated with the online teaching system (p=0.009).   CONCLUSION: It was observed that females had an overall better academic performance in the online teaching as well as traditional classroom-based teaching system. A similar trend was observed in attendance also, where the females had better attendance record in online and traditional classroom-based teaching set up.    

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF THE USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Igboke ◽  
Patricia Akwaya Olom
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Online News ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Test Of Hypotheses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions

<p>The study investigated the influence of the usage of social networking sites on academic performance of students in Entrepreneurship Education. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population consisted of 120 students (60 males and 60 females) from University of Calabar in Nigeria. A questionnaire with a-4-point rating scale was used to elicit responses from the respondents. The instrument was tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha, and it yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.89. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and t-test to test the hypotheses at a confidence level of 0.05. The findings from the study revealed that the motives of students using social networking sites include: connecting with family and friends; searching for new friends; online news; entertainments; information sharing, chatting, downloading music and movies and searching for study materials. It was also found that the usage of social networking sites had strong positive influence on the students. Similarly, the test of hypotheses indicates that there is significant difference in the motive of using Social Networking Sites (SNSs) by male and female students in Entrepreneurship Education. Besides, it was found that there is a significant difference in the opinion of male and female respondents on the influence of social networking sites usage on the academic performance of male and female students in Entrepreneurship Education. The implication of the study is that social networking sites could be used as educational resource in order to improve academic performance of both male and female students. However, usage of the networking sites may also influence academic performance negatively. Teachers and counselors need to particularly take notice of this for necessary remedial actions. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Universities and lectures in particular should adopt the usage of social networking sites to enhance teaching and learning in Entrepreneurship Education and other related disciplines.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0789/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Academic performance, class attendance and seating location of university students in practical lectures

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 337 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Manuel Navarro Jover ◽  
José Antonio Martínez Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Attendance Rate ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Class Attendance ◽  
Seating Location ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
The University

The question of where students sit in a classroom has been widely studied under different approaches since the beginning of the 20th century. In this study, the data related to the seating location of the students in the computer-aided design practice lecture at the university were recorded and arranged, to analyse their seating preferences, their consistency throughout the course and their relationship with several factors related to academic performance, class attendance, and punctuality. In general, it was observed that, students are reluctant to seat on the first row, and that the most punctual students chose to occupy the places in the first rows, closer to the lecturer (r = 0.35, p = 0.015), although this had no impact on academic performance. While the following was indeed correlated with the attendance rate: those students who attended the most class achieved a better academic performance which was reflected in the final mark (r = 0.38, p = 0.007). No difference was observed in any aspect between male and female students.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN ETIKA BISNIS DAN RELIGIUSITAS TERHADAP PERSEPSI ETIS MAHASISWA AKUNTANSI

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirna Wati ◽  
Bambang Sudibyo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Ethical Perception ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Ethics Course

Abstrak: Pengaruh Pendidikan Etika Bisnis dan Religiusitas Terhadap Persepsi Etis Mahasiswa Akuntansi. Penelitian ini bertujuan melihat hubungan antara pendidikan etika, gender, religiusitas, dan performa akademik terhadap persepsi etis mahasiswa. Penelitian ini juga ingin membuktikan perbedaan persepsi antara mahasiswa yang sudah atau sedang mengambil mata kuliah etika bisnis dan yang belum, antara mahasiswa laki-laki dan perempuan, serta mahasiswa dengan IPK ≥ 3,3 dan <3,3. Metode analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis regresi berganda dan uji beda independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan etika dan performa akademik tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap persepsi etis mahasiswa, berbeda halnya dengan religiusitas dan gender yang memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan. Hasil uji beda menunjukkan perbedaan persepsi etis antara yang sudah atau sedang mengambil mata kuliah etika bisnis dengan yang belum, sama halnya dengan mahasiswa laki-laki dan perempuan. Kata kunci: Pendidikan etika, Religiusitas, Persepsi Etis Abstract: The Influence of Business Ethics Education and Religiosity to Ethical Perception of College Students. The objective of this study is to examine the influence of ethics education, gender, religiosity, and academic performance to the ethical perception of undergraduate. The additional examination was done to know the differences perception between students who have accomplished business ethics course and who have not accomplished business ethics course yet, male and female students, and students who have high GPA and low GPA. The analysis data method uses multiple regression and independent sample t-test. The result indicates that ethics education and academic performance have no significant influence on the ethical perception of college students. On the other hand, religiosity and gender have a significant influence on ethical perception. The result of independent sample t-test indicates that significantly difference between student’s perceptions who have accomplished business ethics course and who have not accomplished yet, likewise between male and female students. Keyword: Ethics Education, Religiosity, Ethical Perception

scholarly journals Causes of Teacher’s Favoritism and Its Effects on the University Students: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol III (II) ◽  
pp. 369-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amjid Ali ◽  
Dost Muhammad Khan ◽  
Mujeeb Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
The University

This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area, similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students' academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.

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