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. 2013 Jul 10;4:423. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00423

Table 6.

Factors associated with the students' views and perceptions on final examinations.

Gender Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree Fisher Exact Test Pearson Chi-Square Test
p-value p-value
The final examination appeal process is too long Male 2 15 7 5 0.398 0.397
Female 14 53 41 11
The examination questions are often not clearly stated Male 2 7 20 0.289 0.260
Female 14 43 60
The examination papers usually do not cover the content taught in class Male 0 3 17 9 0.113 0.148
Female 16 13 67 23
Examination papers are not kept in a safe place Male 2 15 8 0.091 0.111
Female 30 53 24
Examination papers are often leaked to the students before the examination actually takes place Male 2 0 10 17 0.069 0.085
Female 14 16 24 65
Lecturers ask the same examination questions all the time Male 2 25 2 0.513 0.454
Female 14 89 16
My lecturers often use multiple choice questions in the examinations Male 5 11 13 0.380 0.366
Female 27 55 37
Examination questions are usually of a short answer nature Male 7 9 11 2 0.801 0.779
Female 25 39 39 16

At the level of significance of 0.05 there is no significant association or correlation between gender and the students perceptions or views agreements/disagreements about the final examinations by Chi-Square Test (p > 0.05).

Male and female students do not significantly differ in their views and perceptions agreement related to the final examinations (p > 0.05) by the Fisher Exact Test.