Boys outperformed girls on physics post-tests in both the practical-work and conventional groups, and the experimental group's improvement was larger for boys¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1–r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? In both groups boys' mean scores were higher than girls' (experimental: 55.9 vs 48.8; control: 28.6 vs 29.5 for girls). → Musasia 2016 q3 i? There was a bigger improvement within the experimental group for boys than for girls, magnifying the achievement difference. → Musasia 2016 (2)

Evidence¶

Musasia 2016¶

Musasia, A. M., Ocholla, A. A., & Sakwa, T. W. (2016). Physics Practical Work and Its Influence on Students' Academic Achievement. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(28). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1118591

q3 · i? · causal · r1

Gender comparison of post-test means and standard deviations (Table 4): experimental boys 55.9, girls 48.8; control boys 28.6, girls 29.5. The article states "the mean scores for boys were higher than that of the girls" in both groups.

"In both groups the mean scores for boys were higher than that of the girls. This shows that boys grasp physics concepts better than their counterpart girls."

Musasia 2016 (2)¶

Musasia, A. M., Ocholla, A. A., & Sakwa, T. W. (2016). Physics Practical Work and Its Influence on Students' Academic Achievement. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(28). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1118591

q3 · i? · causal · r2

The article's second conclusion reports "a bigger improvement within experiment gr oup for boys than for the girls", so the practical-work advantage was larger for boys than for girls.

"There was a bigger improvement within experiment gr oup for boys than for the girls. Therefore there was magnified difference in achievement by students taught using intensive practical activities."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group

Related Claims¶

• Form two physics students taught through intensive practical activities significantly outperformed students taught by conventional lecture-based methods on a post-test of chosen topics — related
• Benefits of practical life exercises for attention emerge for girls but not boys — related
• Boys outperformed girls in chemistry achievement in both the discussion and lecture groups — related