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Gender disparity in school participation and achievement: the case in Malaysia


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Mohd Jelas, Zalizan and Mohd Salleh, Amla and Mahmud, Mohd Izwan and Azman, Norzaini and Hamzah, Hanizah and Abdul Hamid, Zaleha and Jani, Rohana and Hamzah, Ramlah (2014) Gender disparity in school participation and achievement: the case in Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 140. pp. 62-68. ISSN 1877-0428

Abstract

Gender differences with regard to academic performance remain one of the more challenging issues in educational research. Gender disparity in education has traditionally focus on the under participation of girls and still is in some parts of the world. In a number of countries, including Malaysia, gender disparity in basic and higher education are in favor of girls both in terms of participation and performance. The dual purpose of this paper is to address and to understand the nature of the issue by analyzing the trends of student participation and performance; and secondly, to seek whether student engagement and burnout are possible factors contributing to school dropout and low achievement. There are evidence in the literature to show student engagement and student burnout accounted for gender differences in school performance. The results of the analysis of secondary data reflected a trend that shows girls outperformed boys in national examinations across school levels and types. These trends are confirmed by results of a survey of the level of student engagement and student burnout on a sample of students aged 12, 14 and 16 which seems to suggest that boys are less engaged than girls, and experience more burnout. The findings are discussed in the context of developing support for students, particularly boys, to be more engaged, and less burnout in school and in learning.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Educational Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.387
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Gender disparity; Gender analysis; School participation; Academic performance; Student engagement; Student burnout
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2016 03:53
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2016 03:53
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