Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

Sociology

Date of Award

8-2007

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Scott H. Beck

Committee Members

Martha Copp, Wendell H. Hester

Abstract

This thesis analyzes differences in academic performance measures of males and females in a rural county in Northeast Tennessee. A transcript review was performed for the graduating classes of 1993, 1998, and 2003. Overall GPA and individual math, science, and English grades were recorded. Comparisons of females and males enrolled in AP English, Advanced Math, and Advanced Science courses were also recorded and analyzed.

Findings revealed that females performed better than males in every subject. In 1993 the advantage is slight and is not statistically significant. However, in 1998 and 2003 the advantage is much more pronounced. In 1993 slightly more males took advanced Math and Science courses; however, by 2003 more females were enrolled in such courses than their male counterparts. The reasons for the differences noted in this study are largely because of sociological factors.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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