Abstract

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.

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

  • Subject area More specific subject area Type of data How data was acquired Data format Experimental factors Experimental features Data source location Data accessibility

  • In [2], a study was conducted which concluded that Teachers and Students attributed Masculine characteristics to the Science professional and Feminine Characteristics to the humanities

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The role of gender on academic performance in STEM-related disciplines: Data from a tertiary institution. Article history: Received 1 February 2018 Received in revised form 21 February 2018 Accepted 13 March 2018 Available online 17 March 2018. This data article presents data of academic performances of undergraduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines in Covenant University, Nigeria.

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