Interactive Effect Of Gender, Test Anxiety, And Test Items Sequencing On Academic Performance Of SS3 Students

American Journal of Creative Education Interactive Effect of Gender, Test Anxiety, Vol. 3, No. 1, 21-31, 2020 and Test Items Sequencing on Academic e-ISSN: 2706-6088 Performance of SS3 Students in Mathematics in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State,... More

American Journal of Creative Education Interactive Effect of Gender, Test Anxiety, Vol. 3, No. 1, 21-31, 2020 and Test Items Sequencing on Academic e-ISSN: 2706-6088 Performance of SS3 Students in Mathematics in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria ۞ Valentine J. Owan1 Bassey A. Bassey2 Ini S. Etuk3 1 Department of Educational Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. (۞ Corresponding Author) 2,3 Department of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. ABSTRACT The rationale of this study was to examine the interactive effect of gender, test anxiety, and test items sequencing on the academic performance in mathematics among SS3 students in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State. Two formulated null hypotheses directed the study. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. Simple random sampling technique was used in drawing a sample of 474 students from a population of 8,549 SS3 students. A Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) and a Less