Male students taught with the Target-Task Model significantly outperformed female students on the PTCE¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? ANCOVA showed a significant gender difference in post-test scores of students taught with the Target-Task Model (Gender F = 4.819, p = .032), with males outperforming females. → Olaniyan 2015

Evidence¶

Olaniyan 2015¶

Olaniyan, A. O., & Omosewo, E. O. (2015). Effects of a Target-Task Problem-Solving Model on Senior Secondary School Students' Performance in Physics. Science Education International, 25(4), 522-538. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1086539

q2 · i? · causal · r1

ANCOVA of post-test PTCE scores for the 60 experimental-group students by gender (29 male, 31 female). Gender F = 4.819, Sig. .032. Table 5 printed mean gains of 18.15 for males and 12.84 for females; the text states "The male students performed better than female students".

"The P value (.032) is less than the P alpha level of 0.050. (P<0.050), and shows that the null hypothesis needs to be rejected."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

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