Exploring the Impact of Demographic Variables Gender, Parental Education and Locality on Science Achievement at 8th and 9th Grades

Autor/inn/en	Shah, Zubair Ahmad; Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad; Akhtar, Javed Hassan
Titel	Exploring the Impact of Demographic Variables Gender, Parental Education and Locality on Science Achievement at 8th and 9th Grades
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 42 (2020) 1, S.185-198 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Science Achievement; Performance Factors; Foreign Countries; Student Characteristics; Public Schools; Parent Background; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; High School Students; Middle School Students; Grade 8; Grade 9; Rural Urban Differences; Occupations; Parent Participation; Mothers; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsindikator; Ausland; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Elternhaus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Elternmitwirkung; Mother; Mutter
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	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
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01