Table 5.
Performance [mean (SD) minimum–maximum] of girls and boys across Standards 1–3, at pre-test and post-test, on the combined measure of mathematical ability (maximum score 49).
| Standard Time of test Gender |
Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maths tablet | Normal practice | |||
| S1 (n = 44) | n = 22 (10:12) | n = 20 (5:15) | ||
| Pre-test | Girls | 2.3 (1.4) 0.0–4.0 | 3.6 (3.0) 0.5–8.5 | |
| Boys | 2.1 (1.9) 0.5–6.0 | 2.9 (2.7) 0.0–9.5 | ||
| Difference | 0.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Post-test | Girls | 7.4 (5.4) 0.5–15.5 | 5.5 (4.7) 0.0–10.0 | |
| Boys | 5.6 (3.8) 2.5–14.0 | 5.0 (3.9) 0.0–13.0 | ||
| Difference | 1.8 | 0.5 | ||
| S2 (n = 110) | n = 38 (18:20) | n = 37 (17:20) | ||
| Pre-test | Girls | 6.3 (5.2) 0.0–20.5 | 6.0 (4.7) 0.0–14.5 | |
| Boys | 8.5 (6.3) 0.5–21.5 | 7.7 (5.4) 1.0–19.0 | ||
| Difference | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Post-test | Girls | 15.6 (8.5) 0.0–30.0 | 9.0 (6.1) 0.0–20.0 | |
| Boys | 19.5 (7.1) 5.0–30.0 | 12.1 (6.4) 0.5–22.5 | ||
| Difference | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| S3 (n = 131) | n = 44 (22:22) | n = 43 (24:19) | ||
| Pre-test | Girls | 14.5 (6.9) 3.0–26.5 | 11.7 (4.4) 1.0–20.0 | |
| Boys | 13.9 (6.7) 0.0–27.5 | 14.6 (6.5) 1.5–25.5 | ||
| Difference | 0.6 | 2.9 | ||
| Post-test | Girls | 28.3 (5.0) 16.5–35.0 | 20.4 (5.9) 4.0–26.5 | |
| Boys | 26.4 (5.9) 13.0–33.5 | 21.8 (4.4) 13.0–29.5 | ||
| Difference | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
Total number of children given per Standard, followed by distribution of girls to boys.