AGE AND GENDER AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDENTS
Keywords:
Academic achievement, Age and Gender, Cumulative grade point average(CGPA), Academic Persistence.Abstract
This study examined the correlates between age and gender on
academic achievement (CGPA) of Mathematics and Science students. The study used
three hundred and thirty-two (332) students; two hundred and twenty-three(223)
females and one hundred and nine (109) males . Scatter-plot, mean and Standard
deviation were used for the descriptive statistics while univariate analysis of variance
(ANOVA) and multiple regression were used for the inferential statistics. Z-test was
used to test the null hypothesis formulated (P< 0.05).Result revealed a linear
relationship between, age-CGPA and gender–CGPA.A low positive correlation
coefficients was obtained for ages and gender (r=0.030 and 0.111) which significant.
The predictor variables jointly accounted for 1.3% of the variance, gender was the
better predictor. The null hypothesis tested was accepted implying no significant
gender difference in academic achievement of the students. It was suggested that some
more variables be included so as to determine significant contributory effect of
students academic achievement of Mathematics students .
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