Abstract: Academic Performance is a measurement of a degree of success in performing specific tasks in a subject or area study by student after a learning experience. This study aimed at determining whether there is a gender difference in student’s academic performance, in Statistics Department Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, based on two session results. The data obtained were subjected to t-test statistics to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that, gender has significant difference on student’s academic performance in both 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 academic session in favour of males’ student. Therefore it was recommended that the polytechnic should address the issue on the need for gender equality in the department in terms of enrolment to have equal chance for female students to do well as their male counterpart.
Keywords: Gender difference, Academic performance, T-test.
Title: GENDER DIFFERENCE IN STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A T-TEST APPROACH
Author: Kumur J.H, Dahiru S, Bongi V.L, Elishama L. J, Alvary K, Tanzamado K.O
International Journal of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-5736 (Online)
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