ABSTRACT
The study examined gender differences in the academic performance of
Financial Accounting students in selected senior high schools in the Central
Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was employed to carry out the study.
The simple random sampling and census techniques were used to select 331
students and 137 teachers of Financial Accounting respectively. Questionnaires
were the instrument used in collecting the data. The data was analysed using
descriptive statistics (means, standard deviation, percentages and frequencies),
inferential statistics (t-test) and thematic approach. The study found that there are
gender differences in students’ performance in Financial Accounting. Thus, the
difference in the mean scores of male students and that of female students in
Financial Accounting also implied that there are gender differences in students’
performance. The study also revealed that male students studying Financial
Accounting perform better than female students. The mean of means score of both
the teachers and the students indicated that male students perform better than
female students in Financial Accounting.
It is recommended that the Ministry of Education, policy makers, school
principals and other stakeholders of education should advise Accounting teachers
to motivate the female students to have positive attitude and perception about
Financial Accounting. Again, the study recommended that teachers of Financial
Accounting should be abreast of current pedagogical content orientation of the
subject in order to teach to the level of each student in the class.
SAM, L (2021). GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/gender-differences-in-academic-performance-of-financial-accounting-students-in-selected-senior-high-schools-in-the-central-region-of-ghana
SAM, LETICIA "GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/gender-differences-in-academic-performance-of-financial-accounting-students-in-selected-senior-high-schools-in-the-central-region-of-ghana. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
SAM, LETICIA . "GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/gender-differences-in-academic-performance-of-financial-accounting-students-in-selected-senior-high-schools-in-the-central-region-of-ghana >.
SAM, LETICIA . "GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/gender-differences-in-academic-performance-of-financial-accounting-students-in-selected-senior-high-schools-in-the-central-region-of-ghana