COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BIOCHEMISTRY PERFORMANCE AND ATTENDANCE
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The study was aimed to investigate the first year BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) students’ performance in Biochemistry. It examined the impact of gender and class attendance on the students' theory and practical scores. The research was designed on the cross-sectional survey. The sample comprised 142 BDS students of private medical colleges. The data was analysed using Analysis of Variance, and linear regression. The results indicated a significant difference based on gender and attendance, which indicate that both variables have a great impact on academic outcomes. It was also observed that female students have greater average scores as compared to male students. Regression analysis revealed a strong positive prediction effect of attendance and academic performance. However, no significant interaction effects between attendance and gender were observed. Therefore, it was concluded that regular class attendance is advantageous for both male and female students. Maintaining class attendance is elementary to academic successes, and this idea is reflected in the learning outputs among dental students.
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Dr Qurratulain Rehan, Dr Rabia Tabassum, Dr Mehvesh Rehan, Tooba Khan, Marriam Irfan, & Aayzah Khan. (2024). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BIOCHEMISTRY PERFORMANCE AND ATTENDANCE. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(5), 2316-2329. https://doi.org/10.53555/b2r6q960
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Author Biographies
Dr Qurratulain Rehan
Assistant Professor, Department of Education Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr Rabia Tabassum
Lecturer, Department of STEM Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
Dr Mehvesh Rehan
Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan mahwishkhan26@gmail.com
Tooba Khan
Lecturer, Department of Statistics Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
Marriam Irfan
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Punjab University, Lahore
Aayzah Khan
aayzah.khan@gmail.com Wellington, USA
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Dr Qurratulain Rehan, Dr Rabia Tabassum, Dr Mehvesh Rehan, Tooba Khan, Marriam Irfan, & Aayzah Khan. (2024). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BIOCHEMISTRY PERFORMANCE AND ATTENDANCE. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(5), 2316-2329. https://doi.org/10.53555/b2r6q960
