Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe
The Education for All Act in Zimbabwe has endeavored to provide education to all irrespective of gender. The performance of the girl child has been unsatisfactory nationally. The study investigated gender – based factors which impact on performance in these school leaving examinations. The survey de...
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| author | Matope, Nogget Chauraya, Efiritha Maruzani, Nyevero |
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| description | The Education for All Act in Zimbabwe has endeavored to provide education to all irrespective of gender. The performance of the girl child has been unsatisfactory nationally. The study investigated gender – based factors which impact on performance in these school leaving examinations. The survey design was employed and 20 randomly selected schools in Gweru Urban Education District were used for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select 240 (120 girls and 120 boys) pupils from grade 7, 20 teachers and 20 school heads. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from the school heads, teachers and pupils. The data gathered was organised and presented in the form of frequency schedules, counts and percentages where descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis. The findings revealed a significant difference in performance between boys and girls in examinations. School, community, individual and school factors affect girls more than boys. The study recommends the need for society to change bias towards female education. The stakeholders must ensure that girls are protected from retrogressive practices that impede their performance in examinations. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-9392022-06-27T13:49:06Z Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe Matope, Nogget Chauraya, Efiritha Maruzani, Nyevero Performance, Gender dynamics, Grade 7, Examinations The Education for All Act in Zimbabwe has endeavored to provide education to all irrespective of gender. The performance of the girl child has been unsatisfactory nationally. The study investigated gender – based factors which impact on performance in these school leaving examinations. The survey design was employed and 20 randomly selected schools in Gweru Urban Education District were used for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select 240 (120 girls and 120 boys) pupils from grade 7, 20 teachers and 20 school heads. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from the school heads, teachers and pupils. The data gathered was organised and presented in the form of frequency schedules, counts and percentages where descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis. The findings revealed a significant difference in performance between boys and girls in examinations. School, community, individual and school factors affect girls more than boys. The study recommends the need for society to change bias towards female education. The stakeholders must ensure that girls are protected from retrogressive practices that impede their performance in examinations. 2016-04-20T15:17:57Z 2016-04-20T15:17:57Z 2014 Article 2319 - 8834 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/939 Global journal of interdiscilinary social sciences;Vol.3, No. 4: 168 - 172 open Global Institute for Research and Education |
| spellingShingle | Performance, Gender dynamics, Grade 7, Examinations Matope, Nogget Chauraya, Efiritha Maruzani, Nyevero Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe |
| title | Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | gender dynamics in the performance of grade 7 certificate of primary education examinations in gweru urban district, zimbabwe |
| topic | Performance, Gender dynamics, Grade 7, Examinations |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/939 |
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