The influence of gender disparities on high school students’ mathematics performance

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Florence Christianah Awoniyi; Ebenezer Kwame Brenya; Richard Kyere Asomah; Phyllis Bernice Kwarteng Donkor

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Resumo

The differences in gender have consequence on mathematics achievement. Nonetheless, the dominance in the performance of mathematics with regards to both sexes remains skewed. Thus, the current study sought to measure the impact of gender disparities on mathematics performances and investigate the attitudes and perceptions towards the learning of mathematics in some selected senior high schools (SHS) in Ghana. A descriptive research design was employed. A total of 311 students were sampled using stratification approach. The analysis of the data was achieved using means, standard deviation and paired sample t-test. The findings show significant differences in both sexes’ perceptions and attitudes towards mathematics, with males having better perception and attitudes than females. Further, males exhibited superior mathematics performance to females on an account of the test administered. Finally, the study established that students’ mathematics background, learning environment, gender stereotype and career aspirations are factors that influence performance in mathematics at the SHS level. The study recommends heads of educational institutions to hire more female teachers to take up the teaching of mathematics with the view to modelling favourable high school female perceptions about mathematics. Implications for policy, practice and further research are addressed.

Dados da obra

Tipo: Artigo
Periódico: Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, p. 120-134
Editora: Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
Ano: 2025 (2025-04)
Idioma: en
Palavras-chave: gender; perception; attitude; performance; mathematics
DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v10i2.7052
ISSN: 2503-3697
Acesso: Acesso aberto
Fontes: DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals
Na Biblioteca desde: 01/10/2026 · verificada em 03/10/2026

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ABNT
AWONIYI, Florence Christianah et al.. The influence of gender disparities on high school students’ mathematics performance. Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, p. 120-134, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23917/jramathedu.v10i2.7052.

APA

Awoniyi, F. C., Brenya, E. K., Asomah, R. K., & Donkor, P. B. K. (2025). The influence of gender disparities on high school students’ mathematics performance. Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, 120-134. https://doi.org/10.23917/jramathedu.v10i2.7052

BibTeX

@article{awoniyi2025,
  author = {Awoniyi, Florence Christianah and Brenya, Ebenezer Kwame and Asomah, Richard Kyere and Donkor, Phyllis Bernice Kwarteng},
  title = {The influence of gender disparities on high school students’ mathematics performance},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education},
  pages = {120-134},
  publisher = {Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta},
  doi = {10.23917/jramathedu.v10i2.7052},
  language = {en}
}

RIS

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AU  - Awoniyi, Florence Christianah
AU  - Brenya, Ebenezer Kwame
AU  - Asomah, Richard Kyere
AU  - Donkor, Phyllis Bernice Kwarteng
TI  - The influence of gender disparities on high school students’ mathematics performance
PY  - 2025
JO  - Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education
SP  - 120
EP  - 134
DO  - 10.23917/jramathedu.v10i2.7052
LA  - en
ER  -

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