Ethnic and gender differences in self-reported achievement and achievement-related attitudes in secondary school students in Trinidad
Date
2006
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School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine
Abstract
This study examined self-reported achievement, achievement-related behaviours, and achievement-related attitudes of 1,434 students attending secondary schools in Trinidad. Females reported higher achievement than males, and males reported cutting class more than females, and both of these differences yielded medium effect sizes. Females also reported completing homework more frequently and higher academic perceived life chances than males. East Indian students reported higher achievement, homework completion, time on schoolwork, and academic perceived life chances than their Black and Mixed counterparts, as well as spending less time with friends during the week and lower rates of cutting class. However, all of the ethnic comparisons yielded low effect sizes. Given the differences found and the potential for achievement differences to increase over time, more research on gender and ethnic group differences is recommended
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Student attitudes, Academic achievement, Secondary school students, Gender differences, Ethnic differences, Trinidad and Tobago
Citation
Worrel, F. (2006). Ethnic and gender differences in self-reported achievement and achievement-related attitudes in secondary school students in Trinidad. Caribbean Curriculum, 13, 1-22