Title:
THE NONPREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF GENDER IN ASSESSING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS.

Authors:
Dr. Biale Zua

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in international graduate students' academic achievement by gender at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the southern region of the United States. Academic performance was measured by the international graduate student's Grade Point Average (GPA). Academic achievement indicates the extent to which a student has accomplished specific goals focused on activities in an instructional environment such as in schools, colleges, and universities. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the differences in means in the GPAs. The results obtained suggest that gender is not a predictor of academic achievement among international graduate students from non-English speaking backgrounds.

Keywords:
gender, academic achievement, ANOVA, GPA, international graduate students.

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5515