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ERIC Number: EJ1257994
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0555-7747
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Exploring the Impact of Demographic Variables Gender, Parental Education and Locality on Science Achievement at 8th and 9th Grades
Shah, Zubair Ahmad; Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad; Akhtar, Javed Hassan
Bulletin of Education and Research, v42 n1 p185-198 Apr 2020
Quality of science education is under the consideration of educationists and researchers. Achievement in science subjects, which is one of the indicators of quality of science education, determines not only the students' performance but it also helps the teachers to evaluate their teaching strategies. This study is an effort to explore the factors related to science achievement in Pakistani perspective. In this survey, science achievement scores of the students of 8th grade decide their entrance in science subjects at 9thgrade. Sample of 1149 students of 8th and 9th grade students of high and elementary government schools were taken randomly for data collection. Major results were that parental qualification and maternal job status effect significantly students' science achievement. Female students were significantly higher than male students, and 8thgrade students were significantly higher than 9th grade students in their science achievement scores. It is recommended that teachers of secondary schools and rural schools during parent teacher meeting may motivate the parents to supervise their children during studies at home and they themselves study books at home.
Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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