Effect of Gender and Subject Combination on the Achievement of NCE Mathematics Students in Colleges of Education in Delta State

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The study investigated the effect of 

gender and subject combination on the 

achievement of NCE mathematics 

students in colleges of education in Delta 

State. The study employed the causal 

comparative research design. The sample 

consists of 110 students in college of 

Education Agbor and the college of 

physical education, Mosogar both in Delta 

State. The research instrument used is the 

2013/2014 mathematics students’ 

sectional performance of the 110 students 

across their various subject combinations 

and levels. Two research questions and 

two hypotheses were formulated to guide 

the study. The hypotheses formulated 

were tested using the independent t-test 

and the f-test inferential statistics at 0.05 

level of significance. The results obtained 

revealed that: there is no significant 

difference in the achievement of NCE 

mathematics students across the various 

subject combinations, there is no 

significant difference between the 

achievements of male and female NCE 

mathematics students across the various 

subject combinations. It was 

recommended among others that 

lecturers (teachers) should ensure to give 

both the male and female students the 

equal opportunity to learn together and 

participate in class discussions.

Keywords: effect, gender, subject 

combination, achievement, NCE.

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