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Bloomfield, Deen-Paul; Soyibo, Kola – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
This study was aimed at finding out if the level of performance of selected Jamaican Grade 12 students on an achievement test on the concept of genetics was satisfactory; if there were statistically significant differences in their performance on the concept linked to their gender, self-esteem, cognitive abilities in biology, school-type and…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Genetics
Clayton-Johnson, Miriam; Soyibo, Kola – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2005
This study was designed to ascertain if (a) the level of biology performance of the selected 393 Jamaican 11th-graders (188 boys, 205 girls)--who constituted the main study's sample--was satisfactory or not; (b) there were statistically significant differences in their performance linked to their gender, attitudes towards biology, learning styles,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Cognitive Style, Science Achievement, Biology
Ellis-Hall, Nadine; Soyibo, Kola – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2004
This study sought to find out if (a) the performance of 113 Jamaican 11th-graders on a mole concept test was satisfactory or not; (b) there were significant differences in their performance linked to their chemical and mathematical abilities, gender and socioeconomic background (SEB); and, (c) there were significant relationships among the four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
Blair-Walters, Shonette; Soyibo, Kola – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2004
This study investigates whether or not (a) 252 Jamaican high school students (168 boys, 84 girls, 171 grade 10 and 81 grade 11 students) had favourable attitudes to biology, (b) their level of biology performance was satisfactory, (c) there were significant differences in their performance based on their gender, grade level, school-type,…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Performance Tests, Biology