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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">BJCR</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">British Journal of Contemporary Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">BJCR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Bexford Publishing Ltd</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BEX_MAY_26_009</article-id>
      
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          <subject>Original Research Article</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">EXPLORING GENDER AS A CORRELATE OF UNDERGRADUATES’ INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION</article-title>
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          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Geoffrey Aondolumun AYUA</given-names>
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        <email>sesughgabriel05@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Science Education Department, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria</p></bio>
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      <contrib>
        <name-alternatives>
          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Benjamin Akura TAANGAHAR</given-names>
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        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Science Education Department, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria</p></bio>
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          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Gabriel Sesugh IKYERNUM</given-names>
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        </name-alternatives>
        
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Science Education Department, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria</p></bio>
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      <contrib>
        <name-alternatives>
          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Rita Natalia IORKASE</given-names>
          </name>
        </name-alternatives>
        
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Science Education Department, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria</p></bio>
      </contrib>
      <contrib>
        <name-alternatives>
          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Robert Tersor KWAGHTONGU</given-names>
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        </name-alternatives>
        
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Science Education Department, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria</p></bio>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="epub">
        <day>09</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      
      
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        <event event-type="received">
          <event-desc>Received: <date date-type="received">
            <day>30</day>
            <month>05</month>
            <year>2026</year>
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        <copyright-statement>Copyright (c) 2026 Geoffrey Aondolumun AYUA</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <abstract><p>This study investigates how gender correlates with undergraduates&#039; interest in science and technology education. Consequently, a correlational research design was implemented for the study. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population for this study comprised all 765 undergraduates of Science and Technology Education at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi. A sample of 158 undergraduates (91 female &amp; 67 male), selected using a multistage sampling technique, was used for the study. Gender and Interest in Science and Technology Questionnaire (GISTQ), with a reliability coefficient of 0.974, determined using Cronbach&#039;s Alpha, was employed as an instrument for data collection. The data generated were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The findings of the study revealed that there is no statistically significant correlation between gender (whether male or female) and undergraduates&#039; interest in science (p = .316 &gt; .05, and p = .190 &gt; .05; for males and females, respectively). However, the study further reveals that while the correlation between female undergraduates and interest in technology was not statistically significant (p = .316 &gt; .05), there existed a statistically significant correlation between male undergraduates and interest in technology (p = .316 &gt; .05). Therefore, the study concluded that gender does not correlate with undergraduates&#039; interest in science, however, there exists a disparity in undergraduates&#039; interest in technology based on gender in favour of males. The study recommended, among others, that universities should initiate campaigns to raise awareness about the importance of gender diversity in science and technology education.</p></abstract>
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