2. Female Students Performed
Better Than Male
The graph and table Overview
show percentage of students
who mastered reading and
writing in Year 6 based on
Primary School Achievement
Test Results. It is found that the
female students performed
better than the males students Controlling
in reading and writing from idea
2005 to 2008.
3. Female Students Performed
Better Than Male
The percentage of
female students who Analysis
mastered reading increased - reading
steadily annually from 94% in
2005 to 98% in 2008. On the
other hand, the percentage of
male students who mastered
this skill was 87% in 2005 and it
increased to 89% in 2008. They
4. Female Students Performed
Better Than Male
lagged behind their female
counterparts by 7% to 10%.
During the same period, the Analysis
percentage of female
students who mastered writing - Writing
was again more than that of
the male students. The
percentage increased
gradually from 91% in 2005 to
95% in 2008. However, the - Synthesis
5. Female Students Performed
Better Than Male
Percentage increase among
the male students was
marginal with an increase of
only 1% (from 81% to 82%) for
the same period. They also
lagged behind their female
counterparts by more than
10%.
6. Female Students Performed
Better Than Male
To conclude, it is
evident that the female
students consistently Conclusion
outperformed the males in
mastering reading and writing
skills between 2005 to 2008.
