Influence of Gender and Self Concept on Home Economics Achievement among Junior Secondary School Students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate gender and self concept on home economics achievement among junior secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature review was done accordingly. Ex-post facto research design was adopted. A total of five hundred and three (503) students were randomly  selected and used for the study. The selection was done through the  stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Two instruments were used to collect data: the questionnaire and Home Economics achievement scores obtained from Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE). Independent t-test analysis was employed to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Result revealed that students mean score based on gender was not significantly different. Result also showed that students who have high self-concept performed better than their counterpart whose self-concept is low. Based on these findings, it was recommended that teachers and parents should always encourage students to develop positive self concept of themselves so that they can achieve more and make progress in their academic endeavours.