Comparative Analysis of Academic Achievements of Male and Female Students in Mathematics at Government High Schools of Punjab

Abstract

  Investigating whether gender-based differences in high school students' mathematics accomplishment exist is crucial given the importance of mathematics proficiency for future academic and career success. The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evidence to the body of literature by demonstrating that male and female students in government high schools possess equivalent mathematical abilities. To this end, a rigorous sampling procedure and quantitative methods for data analysis are employed. The objective of this research was to determine the difference between the mathematics achievement of male and female students in high school. For this research, the researcher used a random sampling technique to choose five government high schools existing in Lahore out of a total of 46. To achieve the target sample size of 400 participants, the study included the complete student population of each selected school and class. Since the research adopted a quantitative approach, and after gathering data through a questionnaire, the data relating to students' mathematics achievement was entered into SPSS16 software for analysis. The researcher employed statistical methods such as the skewness, kurtosis metrics, Levene’s test and independent-sample t-value at a 0.05 level of significance to evaluate and interpret. According to the findings of this study, there is no significant difference in mathematics achievement between male and female students at government high schools. According to the statistics, their mathematical talents are equivalent and there is no substantial difference.