Male and female students differ significantly in application of Light waves, favouring males¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? There is a significant difference between male and female students' performance in application of Light waves. → Obafemi 2015

Evidence¶

Obafemi 2015¶

Obafemi, D. T. A. (2015). Bridging Gender Gap in the Physics Classroom: The Instructional Method Perspective. Journal of Education and Practice, Vol.6, No.20. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1079043

q2 · i? · causal · r1

A 4x2 ANCOVA of students' application of Light waves classified by instructional methods and gender, using pretest scores as a covariate. The article reports "Gender is significant" with F = 4.052 exceeding the critical value of 4.00; no effect size is printed.

"Gender is significant since its calculated F 1,46 value is 4.052 at degree of freedom of 1,46 and pro bability level of 0.05 against the F 1,46 critical value of 4.00."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Male students taught with Guided-discovery method contributed most to the gender difference in application of Light waves — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Male and female students show no significant difference in analysis of Light waves — related
• Male and female students show no significant difference in understanding of Light waves — related
• Descriptively, male students outperformed female students at all three levels of Light waves overall — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Method-by-gender interaction is significant only for application of Light waves, not for understanding or analysis — related