Introduction
This chapter deals with the methodology used to
investigate the effect of gender differences in the academic performance of the
students in biology in College of Education, Warri. Furthermore, the chapter
describes the instrument used for the research, population of the study, sample
and sampling procedures, validation of the instrument and reliability of the
instrument, method of data collection and method of data analysis.
3.2. Research
Design
The research design used for this research was the
descriptive (survey) design.
This research method is expected to carry out a
comparative study of male and female students’ performance in Biology among
students of College of Education, Warri.
3.3. Population
of the Study
The population of the study consists of biology
students of College of Education, Warri.
3.4. Sample and
Sampling Technique
In this study, the sampling method adopted the
convenience sampling technique. The researcher conveniently selected the 300
level students of College of Education in Biology Department in Warri
Metropolis. The reason for this selection is because the researcher will not be
able to reach all the Biology students in College of Education, Warri.
3.5. Research
Instrument
The instrument for this research was a researcher
developed questionnaire titled “Effect of Gender Differences in the Academic
Performance of Students in College of Education, Warri.
The research instrument consists of 10 questions for
the students and was built on a two clusters on which the respondents are
requested to indicate their opinions on the two points summated scale of Yes
and No. Two major problem areas were put into consideration by the researcher
and questions were based on them.
The areas include difference in performance in
Biology between male and female students and effect of teachers’ gender in
performance of male and female students in biology. The research questions were
designed to find out the extent to which gender differences affect the academic
performance of student in biology in College of Education, Warri.
3.6. Validation
of Instrument
The method of validating the research instrument,
which is the questionnaire, is through content validity which was ensured
through an expert judgment of the researcher’s supervisor.
3.7. Reliability
of the Instrument
The method used for establishing the reliability of
the research instrument was the test – retest method of reliability. The
questionnaire designed by the researcher was administered to hundred (100)
students using the test re-test method in order to determine the reliability of
the instrument.
3.8. Method of
Data Collection
The questionnaire was administered by the researcher
herself and she ensured that the questionnaire was duly responded to and were
collected immediately from the various respondents.
3.9. Method of
Data Analysis
The responses from the retrieved questionnaires
formed the data for analysis. In other to achieve the objectives of this study,
the researcher used the chi-square statistics to analyze the information
retrieved from the questionnaires.
The chi-square (
)2
is a non parameter test that is very useful in many research situations.
Chi-square formular
)2
is a non parameter test that is very useful in many research situations.
Chi-square formular
Where oi = Observed frequency
Ei = Expected frequency
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