_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: tichmap@gmail.com; British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science 7(3): 176-183, 2015, Article no.BJESBS.2015.081 ISSN: 2278-0998 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org An Assessment of the Choice of Practical Subjects by Secondary School Pupils in Umguza District Secondary Schools Tichaona Mapolisa 1* , Thembinkosi Tshabalala 2 and Alfred Champion Ncube 3 1 Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Arts and Education, Zimbabwe Open University. Kuwadzana 4, P.O. Dzivaresekwa, Harare, Zimbabwe. 2 Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Arts and Education, Zimbabwe Open University. Zimbabwe. 3 Academic Affairs Unit, . Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author TM designed the study, wrote the protocol and supervised the work. Authors TT and ACN carried out all laboratories work and performed the statistical analysis. Author TT managed the analyses of the study. Author TM wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author ACN managed the literature searches and edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14553 Editor(s): (1) Eduardo Montero García, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of Burgos, Spain. (2) Satu Uusiautti, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. Reviewers: (1) Joel Obo Eriba, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria. (2) Anonymous, Tanzania. (3) Anonymous, Ghana. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history.php?iid=1025&id=21&aid=8481 Received 5 th October 2014 Accepted 29 th December 2014 Published 16 th March 2015 ABSTRACT It is generally believed that there is unequal distribution of boys and girls in practical subjects in most schools. The study therefore sought to assess whether the allocation of students to practical subjects reflects gender sensitivity in the secondary schools of Umguza District in Zimbabwe. The study was quantitative and utilised a descriptive survey design. The sample comprised 200 pupils of whom 100 were male and another 100 female. The information was gathered through a questionnaire. A sample of 20 pupils was used to pursue validity. Clear instructions for respondents Original Research Article