A Re-look at the Effect of Gender on EFL Achievement Test

This study aims to examine the effect of gender on English as a foreign language (EFL) achievement test at the end of RUN2 (Young adults) at ILI (Iran language institute in 2013). In other words, the aim of this study was to determine whether students’ gender can affect learning English as a foreign language or not. Participants of the study were 100 guidance school students (50 males and 50 females) selected from four different classes. We employed quantitative methods of analysis and making use of descriptive analysis, pair t-test, and the effect size. The results indicated that EFL learning is to some extent related to gender and it has a significant effect on the achievement test. The results of this study help instructors to select their instructional strategies more effectively related to gender of students.