The role of gender on academic performance in STEM-related disciplines: Data from a tertiary institution

This data article presents data of academic performances of undergraduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines in Covenant University, Nigeria. The data shows academic performances of Male and Female students who graduated from 2010 to 2014. The total popul...

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Published in:Data in brief 2018-06, Vol.18, p.360-374
Main Authors: John, Temitope M., Badejo, Joke A., Popoola, Segun I., Omole, David O., Odukoya, Jonathan A., Ajayi, Priscilla O., Aboyade, Mary, Atayero, Aderemi A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education data mining
Gender roles
Learning analytics
Nigerian university
Smart campus
Social Sciences
STEM
STEM education
STEM students
Undergraduates
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Summary:This data article presents data of academic performances of undergraduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines in Covenant University, Nigeria. The data shows academic performances of Male and Female students who graduated from 2010 to 2014. The total population of samples in the observation is 3046 undergraduates mined from Biochemistry (BCH), Building technology (BLD), Computer Engineering (CEN), Chemical Engineering (CHE), Industrial Chemistry (CHM), Computer Science (CIS), Civil Engineering (CVE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Information and Communication Engineering (ICE), Mathematics (MAT), Microbiology (MCB), Mechanical Engineering (MCE), Management and Information System (MIS), Petroleum Engineering (PET), Industrial Physics-Electronics and IT Applications (PHYE), Industrial Physics-Applied Geophysics (PHYG) and Industrial Physics-Renewable Energy (PHYR). The detailed dataset is made available in form of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in the supplementary material of this article.
ISSN:2352-3409
2352-3409
DOI:10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.052