@article{MAKHILLPJSS20191637727,
    title = {Gender Differences and Sports Performance among Secondary School
Athletes in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State},
    journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences},
    volume = {16},
    number = {3},
    pages = {71-76},
    year = {2019},
    issn = {1683-8831},
    doi = {pjssci.2019.71.76},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2019.71.76},
    author = {P.E.},
    keywords = {abilities,sports performance and school athletes,Gender,cognitive,associated},
    abstract = {The aim of this study was to examine gender difference and sports performance among secondary
school athletes in Calabar metropolis of Cross River state, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, two
research hypotheses were formulated to guide of this study. The survey research design was considered most
appropriate for the study. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the six public secondary
schools used for the study. A total of two hundred respondents were randomly selected for the study. A
questionnaire was designed by the researcher with the help of some measurement and evaluation experts that
gave its content and face validation. To test the hypotheses, independent t-test analysis was considered
appropriate for the study. The 0.05 level of significance was used for the statistical testing of each hypothesis
with critical values and degrees of freedom. The results obtained revealed that there is a significant influence
of biological factor and socio-cultural factor on athlete’s sports performance based on gender. Based on these
findings, it was recommended among others that relevant authorities should ensure that male and female
athletes continue to participate in sporting events based on their gender due to the influence of biological factors
and that male and female students should be regularly and adequately sensitized on the enormous benefits that
are associated participation in physical activities in order to promote their level of performance and interest as
well as improve their cognitive abilities.}
    }