Analysis of Gender Performance in Physics in Colleges of Education, Nigeria

Abstract

The paper employed descriptive survey study of male and female performance in physics in four Colleges of Education in Kwara state, Nigeria. One hundred students were sampled for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. The results showed no relationship between male and female performance and male students performed better than female in physics. The paper concluded that Students’ performance in physics in College of Education is no gender bias; however, male students are better in performance than female students. Some recommendations were suggested at the end of the study.

Keywords: Gender, academic performance, science enrolment