A Comparative Study on Reasons Behind Difficulties in Life Science Concept Learning on Gender Basis

The purpose of the study was to compare the reasons behind difficulties on the dimension of difficulties in life science concepts i.e. Inability to understand concepts, Unawareness, Poor intensity of learning, Non adequate facilities at institutions, Irregular teaching learning process, Unfavourable home environment, Improper study habits, Peer group effects, Internet and Mobile phones, Low scientific aptitude for the concepts- Accessory digestive glands, Sphygmomanometer, Flow cytometer, Accessory reproductive organs, ECG, Homeostasis, Chloride shift, Dialysis, Hormonal regulation in gametogenesis, In vivo and In vitro fertilisation, Parthenogenesis, Embryonic stem cells, Cryopreservation, Haemocytometer, Electrophoresis, Tissue Culture, Gene cloning, Bacteria inoculation, In-situ and Ex-situ conservation, Autoclave between under graduate girls(100) and boys (62) of Atal Bihari Vajpayee university of Bilaspur (C.G) India. For the collection of data researcher has constructed “REASON BEHIND DIFFICULTIES INVENTORY(RBDI)” and implemented purposive sampling technique. In this present study only ten (20) life science concepts of B.Sc. 3rd year Zoology subject were taken. After collection of data through this tool researcher has analysed the quantitative data by using descriptive statistics, chi-square test was applied. On the basis of results and findings of the study insignificant difference was found in the reason- unawareness and significant differences were found in all remaining nine reasons- Inability to understand concepts, Intensity of learning, Non-adequate facilities at institutions, Teaching learning process, Home environment, Study habits, Peer group effects, Internet and Mobile phones, Scientific aptitude at 0.025 level of significance.