Effects of age and gender new scholarlink research. The following study examines gender differences existing in various cognitive motivational variables locus of control, academic selfconcept and use of learning strategies and in performance attained in school subjects of literature and mathematics. Research and practice have tended to focus on the entrance and exit years in schools. Mergers and performance of conglomerates companies in nigeria. The importance of scholastic and academic performance has raised important questions for. Hence an effective event study after an announcement is vital to the performance of a merged or proposed company.
While some propose that, males perform better than females in academics, others argue that, the reverse is the case. The impact of teacher gender on elementary students academic performance timothy j. Student academic success as related to student age and gender. Obidile 1 1 department of vocational education, nnamdi azikiwe university, awka, anambra state, nigeria. Mergers and performance of conglomerates companies in. In particular the academic performance of boys has been of concern. Is the level of academic performance influenced by gender. Veinon 2002 reported that, many comparisons show average scores of boys and girls to be the same on general. What factors leads to academic performance between boys and girls. Gender effect on academic performance of junior high.
Literature in the works of nwosu 2006, academic performances of two groups of students in mathematics, physics, and chemistry with one group offering further mathematics were compared. Gender differences in factors affecting academic performance. The relationship between self efficacy and academic. The effects of age and gender on student achievement in face. Albero, brown, eliason and wind 1997, on the basis of their research study, concluded that students having high. Academic preparation, gender, and student performance in operations management rod d. Request pdf the effect of primary school mergers on academic. There hasbeenanemphasis onthe improvement ofacademic performance ofthe weakstudents through the equity action planeapunder teqipii.
Albero, brown, eliason and wind 1997, on the basis of their research study, concluded that students having high test anxiety had significantly lower scores. Jul 17, 20 gender differences in school achievement. Manfredo several explanations for merger activity exist for publicly traded firms, but none consider the unique aspects of cooperatives. Attitudes toward school are another predictor of academic performance among african american students. Gender influence on the academic performance of students in. Introduction the problem of students under performance in secondary schools in nigeria has been a much discussed educational issue. Coldwell, craig, paterson, and mustard 2008 documented the presence of the association between student involvement in online learning and academic outcomes. A case of secondary school level 2 students performance remains at top priority for educators. The impact of gender differences on students academic. The effects of age and gender on student achievement in. Learning about how to effectively manage time is an important skill that someone will need to acquire to be successful in his life. Hence, it may be expected that the time spend in cafeteria and studies other than class hours may affect the academic performance.
This is typically defined in terms of performance, and grades which represent the most obvious and universally accepted indicator of academic achievement in educational contexts. Factors contributing to academic performance of students in a. Exploratory estimates using a series of probit and ordered probit models indicate that academic performance measured by gpa and gender are significant determinants in observed differences. Academic performance was significantly associated with the grade point average in high school. Department of computer science, federal college of wildlife management, new bussa niger state, nigeria. The following study examines gender differences existing in various cognitive motivational variables locus of control, academic selfconcept and use of learning strategies and in performance.
Academic performance refers to how well a student is accomplishing his or her tasks and studies scortts, 2012. In elementary school, gender differences are not as pronounced. Academic performance, relationship with gender and mode. In this study academic performance was characterized by the overall performance in each year which culminates in a grade point average gpa. Kim3 abstract this paper uses an ordered probit model on a sample of 427 students enrolled in operations management. These questions gathered data on each students age, gender, household.
Gender proves large factor in academic performance christine penington reporter dont be too excited, its an estrogen fest, junior kristin miller recalled telling a friend from n. The effect of primary school mergers on academic performance of. Gender based grouping as a strategy for academic improvement. Exploring relationship of time management with teachers. The current principal, wanted to know whether or not a coeducational instructional setting is more effective for the childrens learning than a singlesex setting. The primary school merger program in china article in international journal of educational development 32. It must be noted that race is understood as a coarse proxy for socioeconomic status and prior schooling, this means that race in itself is not rated but only used as a proxy. Academic preparation, gender, and student performance in. Does gender difference have an effect in the academic. Academic performance according to the cambridge university reporter 3 is frequently defined in terms of examination performance. The paper finds that a smaller number of female students manage. These differences in turn lead people to construct identities and demonstrate behaviors that are consistent with such expectations.
In other words, achievement can be measured as stagnating, falling or improving over a long period. Pdf in this paper, we examine the impact of gender, mode of admission. Pdf gender differences in factors affecting academic. Effect, gender, academic, performance, computer studies, secondary schools 1. Gender stereotypes in explanatory theories and models for gender. To determine the academic performance of secondary school male and female students in private and public schools in computer studies. At the secondary level, students were judged to have made good or very good progress.
Effect of gender on students academic performance in. Effect of gender on students academic performance and retention in financial accounting in technical colleges t. A study of gender differences in academic performance in a. Oyibe2 1department of arts and social science education, ebonyi state university, abakaliki 2department of arts and social science education, faculty of education, ebonyi state university, abakaliki. Literature in the works of nwosu 2006, academic performances of two groups of students in mathematics, physics, and chemistry with one. The academic performance of each student is measured by the cumulative grade point average gpa earned in courses required by that students chosen major and in the major department. Simmons a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the department of educational leadership. It is meant for making a difference locally, regionally, nationally and globally. The main purpose of the study was to examine the changes in the average academic performance of students over time and how these changes are related to student segments, choice of program and the. Proposal for improving academic performance of weak students under equity action plan. Academic achievement is very important in any educational setting, as it indicates the level of students competence in respect of the academic content. Moreover, we explored gender and race correlates of engagement and academic performance via triangulation.
Cooperative merger and acquisition activity, 19801998 economic model of cooperative mergers and acquisitions despite the depth of both empirical and qualitative studies on merger and acquisition. The paper finds that a smaller number of female students manage to enter. Abstract a prominent class of explanations for the gender gap in student performance focuses on the gender based interactions between students and teachers. Itistherefore essential to identify the weak students, atfirst. Factors affecting students quality of academic performance. What is the academic performance of boys and girls. There is no significant relationship in gender performance i.
The data were analysed using mean and standard deviation, pearson product moment of correlation coefficient while the hypothesis was tested at 0. To the best of my knowledge, there has been no research on the impact of teacher gender on student performance in tunisia, and therefore knowledge for this process is limited for this country. Effect of gender on students academic performance in computer studies in secondary schools in new bussa, borgu local government of niger state adigun joseph 1 onihunwa john 1 irunokhai eric 1 sada yusuf 1 adesina olubunmi 2 1. Impact of test anxiety and gender on academic performance of. Effect of gender on students academic performance and retention in financial accounting in technical colleges. Students academic performance by natasha mulji 2 june 2016 department of economics thesis supervisor. Academic performance, relationship with gender and mode of. The impact of teacher gender on elementary students academic. Exploring student engagement practices at a south african. This study examines the differences between students gender and academic. Grades are certainly the most wellknown indicator of academic performance. Many researchers have given great importance to the process of.
The studies other than class hours were found to be inversely significant with the students academic performance hijazi and naqvi, 2006. To study male and female academic achievement as undergraduates and interns, college of medicine, taibah university. Gender and academic achievement of secondary school students in social studies in abakaliki urban of ebonyi state dr. A major contribution of this paper is that it examines the impact of assignments on academic performance of various student subgroups. Effect of gender on students academic performance and. Gender differences in academic performance in a large public.
International students have been enrolling in canadian universities in increasing. The cumulative inmajor gpa was selected as the measure of academic performance over the cumulative overall gpa to allow. The results indicated that prior achievement was the most significant predictor for student achievement. Ttest was used to compare male and female participants in selfefficacy and academic performance. Impact of test anxiety and gender on academic performance. Grissom 2004 also found a positive relationship between age and academic success for some of the older children in his. By deploying ratio analysis, kemal 2011 examined the post merger financial performance of. Student achievement, teacher quality, school selection, class size, teacher. Staiger school choice programs are intended to improve student achievmement, by allowing for better matches between students and. The influence of age and gender on the students achievement. Students academic performance in nigeria socioeconomic factors influencing students academic performance in nigeria some explanation from a local survey nigeria like any other developing nations has witnessed series of political instability, with obvious effects on educational policies at federal, state and local government. State university, who had come to elon for a visit. Gender difference in students academic performance in colleges of education in borno state, nigeria.
Gender differences in factors affecting academic performance of. The existence of the dip has been confirmed by evidence from national inspections see fig. Gender stereotypes and their gender specific impact on academic achievement 7 organizations, marital relationships, and individual traits. This implies that the realization of merger and acquisition objectives such as optimization of resources, removal of duplication of operating cost and well coordinated management could be achieved. Purpose and objectives of the study the purposes of this study were to describe and investigate the influence of age and gender on the students achievement in mathematics. Effect of practical work under different sex groupings on students skills acquisition and. This may be defined in terms of academic performance. In this particular research, age, school graduated from and gender did not affect academic performance in college among the first year beed, bsed, bsba, bsac and bsn students of the divine word college of bangued during the first semester 20102011. Gender difference in students academic performance in. What are differences in academic performance of boys and girls.
In order to get the required information and at the same time protect the privacy of the respondent, a level of performance was used to measure academic performance. Factors contributing to academic performance of students. According to the findings implications were drawn and recommendations were made. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference between males and females in selfefficacy. Student data are merged with grade average information on teachers by sub ject. Gender differences in academic performance in a large. Past research suggested that girls are in general more successful in school than boys. This achievement is evaluated by the mark or grade that students attain in a term or education cycle. Effect, gender, academic, performance, computer studies. Grades are the students score for their classes and overall tenure. Thus a lot of time and effort of the schools are used for helping students to achieve better in their scholastic endeavours. The role of teacher gender on students academic performance.
This was a significant relationship among peer pressure, time management and academic performance of inschool adolescents. For this purpose, a sample of 363 students was selected from the high school students in the. Krissana machtmes, associate professor school of human resource education louisiana state university. Impact of gender and academic performance differences on. Teachers, schools, and academic achievement ucsb economics. For this research, it is sessional examination scores of students. Implications for counselling umar goni, yagana wali s. The impact of teacher gender on elementary students. Academic performance is the quality and quantity of knowledge, skills, techniques and positive attitudes, behavior and philosophy that students achieve or acquire. The rationale for the study was to determine if age and gender contribute to the academic.
A manual for the use of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire. However, the issue of gender and students academic achievement has remained a controversial one. It is the knowledge attained or skill developed in accounting, usually designed or designated by test scores or marks assigned by teacher. Academic performance, transfer, transition and friendship. Hartley and sutton have recently reported that especially boys develop gender stereotypes according to which girls are perceived as academically superior with regard to motivation, ability, performance, and selfregulation. It can be deduced from the above observation that the announcement of a merger can have either positive or an adverse result.
By deploying ratio analysis, kemal 2011 examined the post merger. Pdf academic performance, relationship with gender and mode. The paper attempts to determine whether there are significant gender differences in academic performance among undergraduate students in a large public university in turkey based on three indicators. Evidence from school assignment by randomized lottery by justine s. Lawrence 1998 further classified activities that occur in performance as academic performance index. A study of gender differences in academic performance in a rural county in tennessee by olivia sparkswallace this thesis analyzes differences in academic performance measures of males and females in a rural county in northeast tennessee. However, abubakar and adegboyega 2012 studied the effects of age and gender on academic achievement in college mathematics using the cumulative grade point average of students as the dependent variable. Exploring relationship of time management with teachers performance 250 introduction time is the most precious thing in the world. Factors influencing students academic performance in nigeria. Mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector and. Merger program lead to improved academic performance. Khata jabor, lecturer department of technical and engineering education universiti teknologi malaysia 810 skudai, johor, malaysia email. Transfer that is, the move from one stage of schooling and from one school to another has received more attention than transition that is, the move from one year to another within the same school.
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