Gender differences in physics achievement among Malaysian gifted students
List of Authors
  • Mazliza Mohtar , Nur Nadiah Lani

Keyword
  • Physics Achievement, Gender Differences, Gifted and Talented Students

Abstract
  • This study aimed to identify the relationship between students’ gender and their achievement in physics examinations. A total of 88 Level 1 students from Kolej PERMATA@Pintar Negara, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, aged 15 to 16, were selected for this study. Their scores in two sets of physics examinations were collected and analyzed using statistical analysis. The T-test showed that there is no significant difference between male and female students in terms of academic performance in physics, with a significant level of p = 0.05. This indicates that there is no relationship between gender and students' grades in physics exams, although male students do better than female students. The findings of this study are expected to be able to assist physics instructors in coming up with suitable strategies to improve or further enhance the students’ performance.

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