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GENDER DIFFERENCES OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY USING COMPUTER-BASED TEST AND PAPER-BASED TEST

Gladys Uzezi Jack, Kurutsi Dan’azumi Sam

Abstract


The study examined senior secondarystudents’ academic achievementand gender differences in Biology using computer-based test (CBT) and paper-based test (PBT) in Jalingo Education Zone, Taraba State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and three null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The study adopted the ex post facto research design. The population of the study comprised senior secondary school II (SSII) students across Jalingo education zone in Taraba State. The Sample for the study consisted of 341 students (CBT group: Male, 79 & Female, 85 and PBT group: Male, 88& Female, 89). This was drawn though purposivesampling.Theinstruments used for data collection included the Biology Achievement Computer-Based Test (BACBT) and Biology Achievement Paper-Based Test (BAPBT). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions while the independent samples t-test was used to test the hypotheses. Results of the comparative analysis of students performance in Biology in CBTand PBT groups revealed statistically significant difference with higher achievement in favour of the CBT group. Results in both CBT and PBT achievements among male and female students also showed no significant difference. Based on these results, the study recommends that Biology teachers within the Zone should organize teacher made CBT in their continuous assessments in classrooms that is gender-friendly to enable the students have the opportunity of familiarizing with the process and be more ICT compliant, thereby reducing their level of anxiety.

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