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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
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Hamilton, Marlene A. – Science Education, 1985
Examination results from 1146 Jamaican high school students in single-sex and coeducational schools indicated students from coeducational schools had lower performance on all measures. A subsample provided more information on sex differences, performance in individual subjects, and students receiving grades of A or B. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Coeducation
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Soyibo, Kola; Pinnock, Jacqueline – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
This study aimed at establishing if the level of performance of 500 Jamaican Grade 11 students on an achievement test on the concept of respiration was satisfactory (mean = 28 or 70% and above) or not (less than 70%); if there were statistically significant differences in their performance on the concept linked to their gender, cognitive abilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Tests, Science Achievement