Assessment of Female Performance in Integrated Science in the B.Ed. Part-Time Programme of University of Jos

Abstract

The study concentrated on female part-time students’ performance in Integrated Science from 2009 to 2012. Three research questions were formulated and analyzed. Population of the study was 86 female part-time students. Sample was 86 students as well, due to the small size of the population. The result of the study showed that ‘between’ 2009 to 2012, about 67%, 60%, 40% and 49% of the female candidates who were to graduate could not because they failed in the subject area respectively. It was recommended that the examination time-table should not reflect more than one subject in a day, only related courses should be made electives and allowances could be given to lecturers teaching the courses in order to motivate them.