Determinant of Academic Performance of Under Graduate Students: In the Cause of Arba Minch University Chamo Campus

Autor/in	Yigermal, Moges Endalamaw
Titel	Determinant of Academic Performance of Under Graduate Students: In the Cause of Arba Minch University Chamo Campus
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 8 (2017) 10, S.155-166 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Academic Achievement; Achievement Need; Performance Factors; Undergraduate Students; Correlation; Regression (Statistics); Student Characteristics; Family Characteristics; Gender Differences; College Entrance Examinations; Grade Point Average; Time Factors (Learning); Student Behavior; Alcohol Abuse; Family Income; Questionnaires; Structured Interviews; Foreign Countries; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schulleistung; Leistungsindikator; Korrelation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Aufnahmeprüfung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Familieneinkommen; Fragebogen; Ausland; Äthiopien
Abstract	This study was designed to investigate the determinant factors affecting academic performance of regular undergraduate students of Arba Minch University (AMU) Chamo Campus students. The study employed the use of correlation design to establish the nature of the relationships. Data were collected from 100 respondents selected from all the 12 departments of Arba Minch University Chamo Campus students using the stratified sampling method. To analyze the data, the Pearson product moment correlation statistical tool and econometrics data analysis (OLS regression) method were used with the aim of establishing the relationship between factors related to student's background and family background on academic performance of regular undergraduate students at Arba Minch University Chamo Campus students. The findings revealed the existence of a significant relationship between gender difference, university entrance exam and studying hours and academic performance (CGPA). The findings also revealed that there was a significant relationship between students former academic back ground, studying hours, and student's behavior on taking of alcoholic drug and chat on academic performance of students. On the basis of the findings, the researcher recommended that emphasis should be taken to improve the academic performance of female students and improving students' performance earlier before the joined in to university. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01