The Influence of Sex-role Self-Concept on Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Kenya
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collect data on masculinity and femininity while students’ academic scores were obtained from school records
Abstract
The study examined the influence of sex-role selfconcept on academic performance among students in coeducational secondary schools in Siaya District The sample comprised 154 boys and 89 girls in Form 3 Bem s Sex-role Inventory BSRI was used to collect data on masculinity and femininity while students academic scores were obtained from school records Linear Regression analysis revealed that sex-role self-concept predicts academic performance Sex-role self-concept also explained significant variance in academic scores The results further showed significant difference between the academic mean scores of androgynous masculine feminine and undifferentiated students However the androgynous students had better academic mean score than the other students The results support the view that sex-role self-concept is a predictor of achievement than gender
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2015-05-15
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