Students Perceptions on Factors That Affect Their Academic Performance: The Case of Great Zimbabwe University (GZU)

Autor/inn/en	Mapuranga, Barbra; Musingafi, Maxwell C. C.; Zebron, Shupikai
Titel	Students Perceptions on Factors That Affect Their Academic Performance: The Case of Great Zimbabwe University (GZU)
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (2015) 18, S.1-5 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Academic Achievement; Achievement Need; Performance Factors; Open Education; Distance Education; Social Sciences; College Seniors; Student Surveys; Qualitative Research; Academic Support Services; Student Personnel Services; Student Characteristics; Socioeconomic Influences; Financial Support; Graduation Rate; Foreign Countries; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Schulleistung; Leistungsindikator; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Schülerbefragung; Qualitative Forschung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Simbabwe
Abstract	Some educators argue that entry standards are the most important determinants of successful completion of a university programme; others maintain that non-academic factors must also be considered. In this study we sought to investigate open and distance learning students' perceptions of the factors affecting academic performance and successful completion of programmes at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU). We sampled fifty final year students from the Faculty of Social Sciences to respond freely to the question: What factors have, according to you, the most important influence on your academic performance and completion of your programme at the university? These participants identified university support services; student personal characteristics; the socio-economic environment; and funding as the most important determinants of their performance and completion of the programme. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01