scholarly journals Gender-Based Performance in Mathematical Facts and Calculations in Two Elementary School Samples From Chile and Spain: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Pina ◽  
Diana Martella ◽  
Salvador Chacón-Moscoso ◽  
Mahia Saracostti ◽  
Javier Fenollar-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Mathematical Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Calculation Skills ◽  
Gender Based

Gender differences in mathematical performance are not conclusive according to the scientific literature, although such differences are supported by international studies such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). According to TIMSS 2019, fourth-grade male students outperformed female students in Spanish-speaking countries, among others. This work approaches the study on gender difference by examining the basic calculation skills needed to handle more complex problems. Two international samples of second and third graders from Chile and Spain were selected for this exploratory study. Tests on basic mathematical knowledge (symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude comparisons, fluency, and calculation) were administered. The tests did not show significant difference or size effect between genders for mean performance, variance in the distribution of performance, or percentiles. As noted in the existing literature on this topic and reiterated by these findings, great care should be exercised when reporting on possible gender differences in mathematical performance, as these can contribute to low self-concept among female students.

Gender-based Study of Interactive Metadiscourse Markers in EFL Academic Writing

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1315
Author(s):  
Sahar Nafel Alqahtani ◽  
Safaa M. Abdelhalim
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Writing Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gender Based

This study aimed at exploring the gender differences in the usage of interactive metadiscourse markers in a sample of EFL academic essays written by male and female EFL majors joining the College of Languages and Translation, Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University. Further, it aimed at supporting the results with justifications in light of the cultural difference and discursive psychology approaches. To achieve this aim, thirty academic essays written by EFL male students and thirty essays written by EFL female students were analyzed based on the metadiscourse framework proposed by Hyland (2005). In order to achieve an acceptable degree of reliability, the essays were first analyzed electronically using a concordance software program. Then, all the interactive metadiscourse markers were examined qualitatively in context to determine their actual functions. The findings of the study indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between male and female students in using some interactive markers namely transitions, frame markers, and code glosses, in which the female students surpassed male students. The qualitative analysis, on the other hand, indicated that the student's psychological and cultural variations might be a source of gender differences regarding the employment of metadiscourse markers. The study also provided some implications for researchers, writing teachers, and textbook publishers in terms of enhancement of metadiscoursal proficiency in EFL writing classrooms.

scholarly journals Gender-Based Character Improvement of Listening Study With Social Media in Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 345-352
Author(s):  
Intan Maulina ◽  
Deswidya Sukrisna Hutauruk
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an influence of gender in the use of social media for listening learning in students of SMK Dharma Analitika. This was field research. This research used a descriptive method because the researchers wanted to describe the condition of students in gender-based learning that takes place at SMK Dharma Analitika as a whole, broadly, and deeply, in classroom learning activities, the use of social media, student learning behavior, and the methods and media used in learning. There was an effect of gender on the listening study of the students in SMK Dharma Analitika, shown by the significant difference in assignment results between the male and female students. Female students used social media more often than male students so female students were more confident in completing their assignments. The research found an improvement in gender-based character: male students were willing to give the role of female students to show themselves and their greatness, because they thought that female students would be better if they were given the confidence to do the task in front of the screen, whereas a male student prefers to complete the task behind-the scenes in doing video assignments for listening subjects. Keywords: Gender, Character, Listening, Social Media

scholarly journals Gender differences in the factors influencing the choice of future career among the final stage Turkish medical students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo ◽  
Ilker Dastan ◽  
Ammar Adnan Jawdat
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Background: Turkey has a marked increase in the proportion of female medical students and graduates doctors compared to males. However, females are still underrepresented in some disciplines and grouped in other branches of medicine. It is essential to regularly assess the medical students' trends toward the specialty and avoid the shortage and maldistribution in some critical specialties. This study aims to investigate the gender differences in Turkish medical students’ specialty preferences and influencing factors. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among final year students at the Bezmialem Vakif University (BVU), Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey. Data collected from March to April 2018 using a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics of the population, first choices for specialization, and the factors influencing those choices. An independent sample t-test performed to test the gender differences in different influencing factors. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results:  A total of seventy (70) students (response rate of 69.5 %) included in the data analysis. The mean age of total respondents was 24.9 ± 0.96 (ranged 23-27), and the male to female ratio of students was approximately 1:1.4. Out of nineteen (19) factors, statistically significant gender differences noted in the mean scores of six factors. Male students were more influenced by family expectations (2.76 ± 0.87, p=0.008), geographical consideration (2.97 ± 0.91, p=0.053), and high income expectations (2.90 ± 0.90, p=0.024) compared to female students. However, female students were more influenced by personal interests (3.61 ± 0.49, p=0.041), personality characteristics (3.59 ± 0.55, p=0.010) and malpractice (2.73 ± 1.03, p=0.015) compared to male students. Conclusion: There is a significant difference between the sexes in terms of priorities; family, income, and geographical distribution significantly impacted on men, while women were more concerned with lifestyle, well-being and avoiding responsibility.

scholarly journals Gender Based Differences: An Overview of Mental Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Suhina Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Status Data

The study was aimed to investigation the effect of mental health on male and female students. Mental Health Inventory was administered on 50 early adolescents (25 male and 25 female) from different schools of Ranchi. These two groups were further divided according to their socio-economic status. Data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and‘t’ value. The findings revealed that there was significant difference between male and female students on their mental health level. Male students are more mentally healthy than female students (‘t’=7.48., P<.01). Result further revealed that socio-economic status has no significant effect on mental health.

scholarly journals Translation Online Learning during Coronavirus Lockdown: An Evaluation of Student-Centered Learning at Selected Jordanian Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Ogareet Khoury ◽  
Bassam Al-Saideen ◽  
Nayel Al-Sharah ◽  
Raeda Tartory ◽  
Feda Ghnaim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Senior Students

The Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education has recently released general guidelines for universities to adhere to in online education. Applying a student-centered approach in online learning was highly stressed in the ministry’s guidelines. In response to the ministry’s vision, the present study aims at investigating the effectiveness of online education in promoting student-centered learning at three Jordanian universities (two private and one public). One hundred and nine translation senior students were surveyed on their perception of the application of a student-centered approach in the translator training programs. The questionnaires were designed in open format items on which respondents were required to comment freely. However, data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. As the ratio of male students to female students in the programs is almost 3:7, the responses received from female students were almost three-folds the responses received from male students. The results of the study revealed that male and female students responded positively on four of the seven questioned aspects and negatively on three of them, with no gender-based statistically significant difference in the responses. The positive perceptions in online learning pertain to autonomy and responsibility, translation authentic projects, absence of teacher-centered learning and reflection of students on their own learning, while the drawbacks were reflected in areas related to teamwork, peer review, and time management.   Received: 23 June 2021 / Accepted: 2 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021

scholarly journals SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: EVIDENCE OF GENDER DIFFERENCES

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Ho Thi Truc Quynh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level

Social support is considered to be an important element of relationships. Previous studies have provided evidence that low social support is closely related to poor physical and mental health. Gender has an important influence on social support for university students; however, research on the level of social support and differences in social support by gender for Vietnamese university students is still lacking. The current study aims to investigate the level of social support and gender differences in social support for Vietnamese university students. A total of 859 Vietnamese university students have completed the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). The results revealed that Vietnamese university students have a high level of social support and that male students have a lower level of social support than female students. Factors that may contribute to gender differences in social support are discussed. These findings have important implications for the development of interventions to provide gender-based social support.

Comparison of Perception and Implementation of Mathematical Physics for Matrices

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astalini Astalini ◽  
Darmaji Darmaji ◽  
Dwi Agus Kurniawan ◽  
Nadia Natalia Simamora
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mathematical Physics ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Anova Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Hoc

<p class="JIPIAbstractBodyEnglish">Perception is a person's assessment of the object or information. The purpose of this study was to determine how students perceive and see which students have a positive perception of the e-module physics-mathematics matrix based on gender differences. The type of research used is survey research. The research approach used is quantitative research. The research population is Jambi University physics education students with a total sample of 120 students. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistical data analysis and inferential data analysis with Anova and post hoc Tukey B tests. The results of the study through the Anova test showed that female students and male students obtained sig. smaller than 0.05, namely 0.001 and 0.037, which means that the perception is significantly different from the post hoc results of the Anova test as a whole, indicating that the average perception does not have a significant difference. Male students have a more positive perception than female students. Gender differences that exist in students have an influence on student perceptions. Student perceptions can be used as a guide for lecturers to choose learning media that will be used in the classroom. This research can be used as a guideline for the development of student perception assessments on the mathematical physics e-module in the future with an update in this study, namely student perceptions of the mathematics physics e-module based on gender differences.</p>

scholarly journals PERBEZAAN JANTINA DALAM PENGGUNAAN STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN KEMAHIRAN BERBAHASA ARAB[GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF STRATEGIES FOR ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING]

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Nadhilah Abdul Pisal ◽  
Kamarul Shukri Mat Teh
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Listening Strategies

Gender is one of the factors that distinguish the use of language learning strategies among students. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the level and types of language learning strategies used by male and female students. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to 350 form four students from 12 religious secondary schools in Kedah, Malaysia. Descriptive findings showed that both groups of students used the strategies at a moderate level except for the reading strategies which were highly employed by female students. The results of t-test analysis show that there is a significant difference on the overall use of the strategies and in the five main constructs of strategies based on gender. Overall, the female students were found to surpass the male students in the use of language learning strategies. However, the construct of listening strategies did not show significant difference result. In conclusion, the female students used language learning strategies more frequently than the male students. The implication of this study is that teachers can plan a variety of language activities to encourage the use of certain strategies by different genders.Keywords: Language learning strategies, language skills, strategies for language learning skills, Arabic language, gender.Cite as: Abdul Pisal, N. & Mat Teh, K.S. (2018). Perbezaan jantina dalam penggunaan strategi pembelajaran kemahiran berbahasa Arab [Gender differences in the use of strategies for Arabic language learning]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(1), 143-153.http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss1pp143-153  AbstrakPerbezaan jantina merupakan salah satu faktor yang didapati turut membezakan penggunaan strategi pembelajaran bahasa dalam kalangan pelajar. Oleh itu, kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan tahap dan jenis penggunaan strategi pembelajaran kemahiran berbahasa (SPKB) oleh pelajar lelaki dan pelajar perempuan. Data kajian diperoleh melalui soal selidik yang diedarkan kepada 350 orang pelajar tingkatan empat dari 12 buah sekolah menengah agama sekitar Kedah, Malaysia. Dapatan kajian deskriptif menunjukkan kedua-dua kumpulan pelajar menggunakan strategi pada tahap sederhana sama ada secara keseluruhan mahupun berdasarkan konstruk, kecuali pada konstruk strategi membaca, pelajar perempuan menggunakannya pada tahap tinggi. Hasil analisis ujian-t pula menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan signifikan penggunaan SPKB secara keseluruhan dan mengikut lima konstruk strategi utama berdasarkan jantina. Pelajar perempuan didapati mendahului pelajar lelaki dalam penggunaan strategi secara keseluruhan dan berdasarkan lima konstruk strategi utama tersebut. Sementara itu, baki satu konstruk strategi utama iaitu strategi mendengar tidak menunjukkan perbezaan signifikan. Kesimpulannya, pelajar perempuan didapati lebih banyak dan kerap menggunakan strategi pembelajaran bahasa berbanding pelajar lelaki. Implikasi kajian ini, guru boleh merancang pelbagai aktiviti bahasa yang dapat menggalakkan penggunaan sesuatu strategi dengan lebih kerap kepada kumpulan pelajar yang berlainan jantina.Kata kunci: Strategi pembelajaran bahasa, kemahiran berbahasa, strategi pembelajaran kemahiran berbahasa, bahasa Arab, jantina.

scholarly journals Students’ Static Activities in relation to Campus Quad Design and Layout. Exploring Gender-based Differences

2020 ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Mahbub Rashid ◽  
Bushra Obeidat
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Gender Based

This study explores the relationships of campus quad design and layout with students’ static activities focusing on gender differences. Students’ static activities were observed at 8914 locations during 390 rounds of observation in six campus quads of a Middle Eastern university. The design and layout data of the quads were collected in the field, and using various techniques of “space syntax”. The relationships of static activities’ with the design and layout features of the quads were investigated using descriptive and correlational statistics. The results of the study indicate that different design and layout features had different relationships with different static activities; that students’ static activities had stronger relationships with natural design features than manmade design features; and that male students’ and female students’ static activities were affected differently by different design and layout features. The significance of these findings and the future directions of research are discussed.

scholarly journals Eksplorasi Perbedaan Gender Pada Argumentasi Ilmiah Siswa

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1327
Author(s):  
Nurul Atqiya ◽  
Lia Yuliati ◽  
Markus Diantoro
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Scientific Argumentation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level 1

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Studies about neuroscience reported that women and men have differences in some parts of their brain. Women and men have different ways to encrypt memories, solve problems, and make decisions. This study aimed to explore and raise gender differences in scientific argumentation. There were 80 students (40 female and 40 male students) selected by random sampling technique from two schools in Malang. Each student was given eight essays about Newton’s Law as the instrument of scientific argumentation. To analyze the data, the kruskal-wallis test was conduced (P&lt;0.05 was considered a significant difference). The result showed that (1) There was significant difference between male and female students’ scientific argumentation; (2) Female students’ were better at prividing claim, evidence, and reasoning in scientific argumentation than male students’; (3) Students’ scientific argumentation were insufficient category, claim, evidence, and reasoning in level one. These findings could be used as consideration in the next study especially about learnings to improve students’ scientific argumentation.</p><strong>Abstrak:</strong><em> </em>Penelitian tentang <em>neuroscience </em>mengungkapkan bahwa laki-laki dan perempuan memiliki perbedaan di beberapa bagian otak mereka. Ada perbedaan cara dalam memproses memori, memecahkan masalah, dan membuat keputusan antara laki-laki dan perempuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi perbedaan gender dalam argumentasi ilmiah. Ada 80 siswa (40 siswa laki-laki dan 40 siswa perempuan) dipilih dengan teknik <em>purposive sampling</em> dari dua sekolah di Malang. Setiap siswa diberi delapan esai tentang Hukum Newton sebagai instrumen argumentasi ilmiah. Uji krusial-wallis dilakukan (nilai-p &lt; 0,05 dianggap sebagai perbedaan yang signifikan). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) terdapat perbedaan argumentasi ilmiah yang signifikan antara siswa laki-laki dan perempuan; (2) <em>Claim, evidence, </em>dan<em> reasoning </em>dalam argumentasi ilmiah yang dikemukakan siswa perempuan lebih baik daripada laki-laki; (3) argumentasi ilmiah siswa dalam kategori kurang dengan level <em>claim, evidence, </em>dan <em>reasoning </em>dalam level 1.<em> </em>Temuan ini dapat digunakan sebagai pertimbangan dalam studi argumentasi ilmiah berikutnya terutama pembelajaran-pembelajaran yang tepat untuk meningkatkan argumentasi ilmiah siswa.

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