Introduction
This chapter presents the data involving the
presentation, analysis and discussion of results. Each of the results obtained
and discussion of major findings were also discussed.
4.2. Answering
of Research Questions
Research
Question 1: Will there be any difference in performance in biology between male
and female students?
Table 4.2a: Opinion of Respondents (Male and Female) on
Performance
|
S/N.
|
Performance
in biology between male and female students
|
Response
|
%
Response
|
||
|
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
1.
|
Boys are more interested in
Biology than girls
|
49
|
51
|
49%
|
51%
|
|
2
|
Girls are more interested in
biology than boys
|
60
|
40
|
60%
|
40%
|
|
3
|
Boys lack self-confidence in
their ability to perform in biology
|
55
|
45
|
55%
|
45%
|
|
4
|
Female students are weaker sex
and so should be under the males even in academics
|
35
|
65
|
35%
|
65%
|
|
5
|
Female students are reluctant
to risks activities such as asking questions and performing experiments.
|
75
|
25
|
75%
|
25%
|
|
|
Total
|
274
|
226
|
54.8%
|
45.2%
|
From the table presented above item (1) shows that
there are 49% Yes responses while 51% of the respondents were No responses. In
item (2) there are 60% Yes responses and 40% No responses. Item (3) shows that
there are 55% Yes responses and 45% No responses while in item (4) there are 35%
Yes responses and 65% No responses.
In item (5) there are 75% Yes responses and 25% No
responses. The total percentage Yes response to items is 54.8% while 45.2% is
the total percentage No responses to items. Therefore, there is a difference in
performance in biology between male and female students.
Research
Question 2: Will the gender of teachers affect the performance of male and
female students in biology?
Table 4.2b: Opinion of Respondents (Male and Female) on the
Gender of Teachers.
|
S/N.
|
Gender
of Lecturers Teaching Biology
|
Response
|
%
Response
|
||
|
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
6
|
I love my biology lecturers
|
56
|
44
|
56%
|
44%
|
|
7
|
Male lecturers give more
attention to male students than female students
|
48
|
52
|
48%
|
52%
|
|
8
|
Female lecturers give more
attention to female students than male students
|
70
|
30
|
70%
|
30%
|
|
9
|
It doesn’t matter whether my
biology lecturers are males or females
|
50
|
50
|
50%
|
50%
|
|
10
|
My biology lecturers do not use
the appropriate teaching methods in teaching.
|
58
|
42
|
58%
|
42%
|
|
|
Total
|
282
|
218
|
56.4%
|
43.6%
|
From the table presented above item (6) shows that
there are 56% Yes responses and 44% No responses while in item (7) there are
48% Yes responses and 52% No responses. In item (8) there are 70% Yes responses
and 30% No responses while in item (9) there are 50% Yes responses and 50% No
responses. In item (10) there are 58% Yes responses and 42% No responses.
The total percentage Yes response to items is 56.4%
while 43.6% is the total percentage No responses to items. Therefore, the gender
of teachers affects the performance of male and female students in biology.
4.3. Testing of
Hypothesis
Hypothesis 1:
There is no significant difference between the performance of male and female
students in biology.
Table 4.3a: Chi-square Analysis of Performance between male and
female students
|
Respondents
|
Yes
|
No
|
Total
|
Observed
chi-square value
|
Critical
chi-square value
|
Decision
|
|
Male
Female
|
35
40
|
5
20
|
40
60
|
5.5556
|
3.84
|
Reject null hypothesis
|
|
Total
|
75
|
25
|
100
|
|
|
|
df = 1
At 0.05 level of significance critical value is 3.84.
From the table presented above, the null hypothesis that there is no
significant difference between the performance of male and female students in
biology was analyzed with the chi-square statistics.
The null hypothesis which was formulated by the
researcher at 0.05 level of significance was rejected. This is because the
chi-square observed value of 5.5556 was greater than the critical chi-square or
table value of 3.84. This means that there is a significant difference between
the performance of male and female students in biology.
Hypothesis 2:
There is no significant difference in the gender of lecturers that teach the
male and female students.
Table 4.3b: Chi-square Analysis on the Gender of Teachers
|
Respondents
|
Yes
|
No
|
Total
|
Observed
chi-square value
|
Critical
chi-square value
|
Decision
|
|
Male
Female
|
30
35
|
10
25
|
40
60
|
2.9305
|
3.84
|
Accept null hypothesis
|
|
Total
|
65
|
35
|
100
|
|
|
|
df = 1
At 0.05 level of significance critical
chi-square value is 3.84. from the table presented above, the null hypothesis
that there is no significant difference in the gender...............
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