The overall goal of this study was to provide an insight into the influence of gender on students' academic achievement in government subject in public secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the study was made of 822 both male and female students. A total of 412 students made up the sample for the study.Multistage sampling technique was used to select the students. Ex-post-facto research design was adopted for the study. Examination proforma was the instrument used for collecting data in this study. Data was analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and proportion.
The study was undertaken to compare teacher's level of effectiveness in public and private secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Two hypotheses were formulated for the study and the reviewed literature covered all the variables of interest. The study was hinged on the ex-post-facto research design. A special instrument known at the Teachers Gender Performance Evaluation Report Card (TGPERC) was developed to generate the needed data. Schools from where the teachers were selected were chosen via convenience sampling techniques. The data collected were analyzed using the t-test statistics for independent sample and all hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that the public and private school teachers have different levels of effectiveness in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Nigeria.
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