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EFFECTS OF GENDER ON STUDENTS ATTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS IN MAKURDI L.G.A, BENUE STATE

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Gender, the characteristics, whether biological or socially influenced, by which people defines male or female (Myers, D.G, 2002). He stated gender schema theory as the organized networks of knowledge about what it means to be males or females. According to this theory, children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and understand their perceptions about the world. This theory is influenced by society’s belief about the trait of females and males, and influences processing of social information and social esteem (Woolfork, 1995) as cited by Myers, D.G (2002).

Attitude, the opinion and feeling that you usually have about something (Della Summers, 2008). Gagne (1979) cited by Fasakin,P.J.(2012) recognized attitude as a major factor in a subject choice, also considered attitude as a mental and natural state of readiness, organized through experiences exerting a directive influence upon the individual’s responses to all objects and situation with which it is related. Erdemir, N.& Bakirci (2009) described attitude as tendency for individuals who organize thought, emotions, and behaviours towards psychological object. Human beings are not born with attitudes they learn afterwards. Some attitudes are based on the peoples own experience, knowledge and skills and some are gained from other sources. However, the attitude does not stay the same. It changes in the couple of time and gradually. Gok,T.,& Silay, I.,(2010) asserted that, Social psychologists have viewed attitudes as having three components: cognitive, affective and behavioural. They further opined that cognitive component is a set of beliefs about attributes of the attitudes object and its assessment is performed using paper and pencil tests. The affective component includes feelings about the object and its assessment is performed by using psychological indices. Finally the behavioural component pertains two the way in which people act toward the object and its assessment is performed with directly observed behaviour (Salta,K., & Tzougraki, C., 2004). The differences in attitude of male and female towards Physics have been an issue in many countries. In response to this, many researchers have been carried with mixed reports. Therefore, this research focused on the effects of gender on students’ attitude and achievement in physics

1.2 STATEMENT PROBLEM

The problem of students’ under-performance in physics in secondary schools in Nigeria has been a much discussed educational issue. In solving any problem however, it is pertinent to understand the causes of such problems. Many causes or agents have been studied as the etiological starting point for investigating the phenomena of school failure or success. These causes are looked into from several perspectives including the effect of gender on students’ attitude and achievement in physics, student ability, family attitude and peer group. It is to this regards that researcher desired to examine the effects of gender on students’ attitude and achievement in physics using Makurdi L.G.A, Benue state

1.3 AIM AND OBECTIVES OF STUDY

The main aim of the research work is to examine the effects of gender on students’ attitude and achievement in physics. Other specific objectives of the study are:

  1. to determine the difference in Students’ attitude and achievement in physics based on gender
  2. to determine the relationship between gender biases and stereotypes in students’ academic achievement in physics
  3. to investigate on the factors affecting the attitudes and achievement of Students in physics in Makurdi L.G.A, Benue state
  4. to proffer solution to the above problem

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The study came up with research questions so as to ascertain the above stated objectives of study. The research questions for the study are:

  1. What is the difference in Students’ attitude and achievement in physics based on gender?
  2. What is the relationship between gender biases and stereotypes in students’ academic achievement in physics?
  3. What are the factors affecting the attitudes and achievement of Students in physics in Makurdi L.G.A, Benue state?

1.5 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

H0: there is no difference in attitude and achievement in physics based on gender

H1: there is difference in attitude and achievement in physics based on gender

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

The study is an interesting one; because it will determine the effects of gender on student attitude and achievement in physics; the study will also look at the factors affecting Students’ attitude and achievement in physics. The study will contribute to the body of existing literature and knowledge in this field of study and provide a basis for further research

1.7 SCOPE OF STUDY

The study on the effects of gender on students’ attitude and achievement in physics will be limited to three secondary schools (government day secondary school and Anglican secondary school) in Benue state

1.8 LIMITATION OF STUDY

Financial constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

Time constraint- The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work

1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS

In the study, terms used vary in meaning depending on their different contexts; it is therefore, the intention of the researcher to use the following meanings whenever the mention of the will be made;

Impact: The force with which one thing hits another or with which two things hit each other.

Sex: A state of being either male or female

School: Is a social institution that has a set up to ensure intellectual and cultural progress through teachings and learning?

Performance: Students academic score attained in a given task

Discrepancies: Differences between two things that should be the same.

 


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