Mathematics Department, Delta State College of Sports and Science Education, Mosogar, Nigeria; Department of Mathematics, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
Ugboduma, S.O., Mathematics Department, Delta State College of Sports and Science Education, Mosogar, Nigeria; Eze, A.E., Department of Mathematics, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
This paper examined the influence of supervisors' gender on mathematics student teachers performance in teaching practice. Four hypotheses were formulated for the study, and t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The study was limited to students of mathematics department of Faculty of Education, Delta State University, Abraka. The research method used was ex-post facto design and the instrument use was direct observation and official records which consisted of teaching practice results for 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 Sessions. Two research questions were adopted for the study. Analysis of results revealed the following findings: Male students performed higher with average mean of 3.78 in teaching practice than their female counterparts with average mean of 3.62, mean difference of 0.16 in mathematics department despite the supervisors; and student supervised by male supervisors performed higher with average mean of 7.83 in teaching practice than those supervised by female supervisors with average mean of 6.96, mean difference of 0.87. The difference observed was however not statistically significant showing that supervisors' gender does not influence mathematics student teachers' performance in teaching practice. © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2007.