The study is a comparative assessment of the effect of pre-knowledge of reward on the learning of male and female pupils at the primary school level. The Quasi experimental method was employed in the study. Two (2) classes of primary five pupils (120) in number in Uwendova Primary School, Edo State of Nigeria were used as participants. The MacMillan Primary School English course Book five and the National common entrance Examination were used for the pre and post test respectively. ANOVA and Turkey Kramer Multiple comparison statistics were used to assess the result. The finding of the study revealed that female pupils compared to male significantly recorded higher score. It was therefore concluded from the study that reward for learning is more beneficial to female than the male pupils at primary school level. It was therefore recommended that pupils at these primary school level especially females be made aware of the reward accompanying their learning for effective learning to take place.
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To Cite this Article: Onolemhemhen, P., & Ebhota, E. E. (2018). Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Pre-Knowledge of Reward on the Learning of Male and Female Pupils at the Primary School Level. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(11), 452–462.
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