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Boys' Academic Achievement At The Secondary Level In Jordan Between 2005 And 2009, Shadin Belal
Boys' Academic Achievement At The Secondary Level In Jordan Between 2005 And 2009, Shadin Belal
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
This study investigated factors linked to the underachievement of boys' education in Jordan. These school factors include the availability of male teachers, availability and infrastructure of school, student-teacher ratio (STR), and the quality of teachers. Both qualitative methods and archival research were utilized to collect data in urban and rural areas in Jordan. Findings reveal the existence of an academic disparity in achievement at the secondary level in Jordan. Male students have a lower participation in Jordan's Tawjihi exam. An analysis of Tawjihi results also reveals that girls outperformed boys in all Tawjihi stream exams except for sharia'h between 2004 …