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Item Misconceptions of Electromagnetism Concepts Held by Male and Female Physics Students in Nigerian Colleges of Education(Department of Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2017) Akanbi A. O.; Omosewo E. O.; Abdulraheem R. F.; Ojerinde A. I.Students’ conceptions in their subject matter have been found to influence their performance. The purpose of this study was to identify misconceptions of electromagnetic concepts held by male and female students in Nigerian colleges of education. Fourteen colleges of education were purposively selected. The sample involved 718 males and 482 females. A 20-item Electromagnetic Conception Test (ECT), students' questionnaire and the researcher designed Marking Scheme (RMS) were used as the instruments. Mean and t-test were used to analyze the data collected. The finding of the study revealed that 20 identified electromagnetic concepts were held by male and female physics students among college of education in North Central, and there was no significant difference in the number of misconceptions of electromagnetic concepts held by male and female physics students. It was recommended that physics teachers should help students by asking them to give evidence to support their explanations and by revisiting difficult or misunderstood concepts after a few days or weeks, and physics teachers should help students to construct scientifically-accepted concepts regarding that information.